It's been the full four seasons sense I last saw the human and her hatchling. They often Come to the surface of my mind. I like to play back and try to understand what the human was doing. Why didn't she attack? That's the largest most confusing question about them.

I brush by a tree marking my scent on it. Marking my territory is a of my job that tends to get boring. But it's what we have to do I order to support the five of us. We each have a territory section we have to mark in the morning, then again durning the setting sun to ensure no one trespasses.

We need suck a large territory because The Nightmares are all full grown now. They aren't mature, and still need to learn from Lightflame before they can leave, but they eat more then him. And me, I'm the worst. It seems that I haven't grown at all, yet I constantly eat more than anyone else. I baffle Lightflame with the quantities of good I eat compared to my stunted growth.

Maybe there's something wrong with me? Maybe I'll forever be the height of a small deer or a tall wolf... And I can't even make a flame.

I huff at the thought. I finish my petrol before trotting back to our nesting area. Im the only one that still can fit in Lightflame's nest. He seems to like the fact that I didn't leave it just because everyone else did. Honestly, I haven't moved to make my own nest is because I feel more like I belong when his warm scales keep the cold nights warm, and maybe if anything where to happen at night, being by his side I would be able to help fight. To help pay him back for his parenting.

Nothing can beat me in a fight. I am a mighty Night fury.

I stick my nose in the air at the thought only to shortly ram into a tree. I stop to rub my sore nose.

" What where you doing this time?" A voice asks from behind me cause g me to jump in surprise.

" What?" I ask Moon as she skips over.

" Well you ran into the tree. So why?"

I look up at the large female before looking back at the tree. I sigh glumly reminded of my Midget size compared to even her. I look up to her. " So how's the weather up there?"

Moon just stares blankly at me for a few seconds before realization lights up her eyes. " Oh! I get it. Well it's a bit breezy with a mild temperature good for warming your scales" she answers.

She starts forward expecting me to follow. I do and play with her tail on the way. When your friend is seven times your size they make for fun to play with even if they don't have to do anything.

She finally smacks me over the head with her tail when we are close to the nesting area.

I puff air through my nose before running In front of her. I'm about ready to jump through the under growth into the area when I freeze. The smell of dragon blood is heavy in the air. My throat totems in fear. Not again. Not Lightflame too. A yell makes me jump.

I back away from the clearing quietly making my way around to a thick tree trunk. I dig my claws into it and climb my way up so I can pear into the nesting area.

" Where is it!? Where is the hatchling?" A dark strange male growls. I've never seen a dragon like this one, and it doesn't match any descriptions of any dragon Lightflame has described to me.

" I-I don't know" Lightflame limps into view. His wing is twisted at an odd angle and blood is seeping from multiple scratches.

" Yes you do, his scent is mingled with all of yours. He lives here." Another hisses. This dragon is a muddy brown of the same unknown breed that is pinning Firebird with a still Hookedclaw not far away. " Now let's try this one more time." The dark male walk towards Lightflame.

Lightflame backs into a tree desperately looking around. " I-I can't tell you. I don't know where he is,"

The dark male launched at him giving Lightflame a deep wound on his shoulders, I shudder. He's getting hurt because of you. You need to do something. But I'll be killed, they'll kill me if they find me like there did my family.

" Hey dad, have you seen-" Moon falters as she walks into the clearing seeing her father and brothers. " um," She glances around the nesting area slowly backing up.

" Maybe we'll just have your daughter tell us. And if she doesn't obey, well then I guess I could just...use her" The dark male says smirking in the maimed dragon's face.

The dark dragon moves away from Lightflame who tried to get up but just ends up crying out in pain.

" Hello sweetheart" The stranger says moving to get close to Moon who freezes. " Why don't you tell me where your little friend is. That Night fury." He purrs.

" He's- I- uh-" she wraps her tail protectively around herself. " Don't hurt me," she pleads.

" Oh, I won't hurt you. Like that." He hisses, walked by in a slow circle around her.

" I can't tell you where he is," She says quickly.

A evil smile forms in the dragons face. " And why is that?"

" B-because I don't know where he is. H-he ran ahead and went some where."

" Hm, well now isn't that a shame." He says with a pleased look. " Well I guess I'll just have to punish you, now won't I" He starts advancing towards Moon who has no where to run without being caught.

You can't let him touch her! She's practically your sister!

I let out an ear deafening roar unnatural for my size before I leap claws outstretched for the dragon.

If you want me, here I am.

Sorry about the coding problem. It's getting annoying