Ruby's P.O.V

My heart pounds in my chest. My breathing is heavy. My wings are flapping quicker than a lightning bolt. But they're still gaining on me. Those stupid close-minded elders. Getting me in trouble for no reason.

My mind wild with panic, I dove into the village. I threw the small satchel in my mouth to the other side of the small path, and curled into a ball, and let my wings curl at my sides, letting my speed increase as I began to fall.

My small body began to plummet downwards and the ground below was coming up fast. But my wings couldn't keep me air-born and my eyes felt heavy. I had been flying for days on end with nothing to eat and little to no sleep. So I just let myself fall, and my body hit the ground with a loud 'thud' then everything went dark as my head collided with a rock.

I awoke to a pair of emerald green eyes and bright red hair. I yelped and tried to stand to my feet, but the stranger gently pushed me back down with a hand. I pouted and growled as I stared up into the girls concerned gaze.

"Woah! Easy, easy. You took a pretty hard hit to the head." A calm and motherly voice spoke to me. "You need to take it easy and rest." The young girl continued speaking to me after a short pause.

"Do you remember your name?" She asked me and I slowly nodded my head. "Yes, I remember my name." I told her. "The name's Ruby," I said after a short while. The girl smiled warmly at me in response. "That's a pretty name, it's nice to meet you, Ruby." She said. "I'm Leyla, and this is my brother Dak." Leyla spoke to me. "You understand dragons?" I asked, shocked. Leyla nodded. Dak launched into a story about how they were ship recked as small children and raised by a mother dragon.

By the time Dak and Leyla had finished the story, my jaw dropped open in shock as I stared at the two kids. "And this is my best friend, Summer." Leyla motioned with a hand to the Fastfin, who sat quietly next to the girl as she watched the interaction. "And that's Winger, Cutter, Burple, and Aggro." She gestured to the four other dragons that were sitting close by.

"Hay Ruby? Do you have a place to live?" Leyla asked me. I shook my head and Leyla frowned and stared down at me with concerned eyes. "Then how about you stay here with us at the roost?" She offered. "Wait, really? Are you sure?" I asked them, and they both nodded. "Ok then, let's give it a try!" I cheated happily as I flew around Dak, Leyla, and the other dragons.

"So... Leyla, how exactly did you and Summer meet each other." I asked the young girl. She smiled and looked over at Summer, who nodded and after a few moments of silence, Summer began to tell me the story of how she had met Leyla. "Well you see... It's a long story, ate you ready to hear it all?" Summer asked me. I nodded and listened to what the two girls were about to tell me.

Summer's P.O.V

Was that a human? In the water? She looked like she needed help. I couldn't just sit here and do nothing. But mama Fastfin said humans are just trouble! But something about this girl seemed... Different. I had to save her. I swam as fast as possible, right toward her. She seemed a bit frightened when I grabbed her. I pulled her up toward the surface and out of the ocean. She gasped for breath, coughing and sputtering. "Leyla!" Yelled a different voice. A boy, riding a dragon. A sorta handsome dragon... Wait what am I thinking? "Dak!" The girl named Leyla shouted back. I flew over to the boy, Dak, and dropped Leyla on the dragon's back. "Thank you for saving her." He said with a relieved smile on his face. "Hehe... No p-problem! Soooo, you just let humans ride on your back?" I asked. "I'm Leyla, and this is my brother Dak." Leyla spoke to me. "Hay." Dak said. "Um... Hi. I'm Summer." I said kind of sheepishly. "Thank you so much for saving me, Summer." Leyla said. "You understand dragons?" I asked, shocked. Leyla nodded. Dak launched into a story about how they were ship recked as small children and raised by a mother dragon. Once he finished, he said "I'm sorry, but we really have to get going. We need to take this dragon egg back to its nest." I looked down and saw that the blue dragon was holding a greenish egg. "Oh, right of course! A Slinkwing egg! Be careful around them, they are greedy dragons. They spit super sticky slime which can cause a dragon's wings to stick together, therefore disabling the ability to fly." Everyone was staring at me. "Wow sis, she sure knows a lot about dragons. Like someone else I know." Dak said. Leyla looked thoughtful for a minute. "Hay Summer... I know we just met but... Do you maybe want to come with us? You can help us with rescues!" She said. Go with them? Rescue other dragons? A life of adventure? That sounds... Awesome! "Uh, sure! I can do that, sounds fun!" I told them. "Great! Welcome to the team, Summer." Said the dragon. "By the way, my name's Winger."

"So that's the story of how me and Leyla met." I said to Ruby. The young fire dragon just stared at both me and Leyla with wide eyes. "Wow! Just... Wow!" Was all Ruby could say as she continued to stare. Soooo... Is that the whole story?" She asked. "Or is there more to it?" I laughed quietly and shook my head. "I'm afraid that's all there is to it." I told her. Ruby sighed sadly but nodded her head in understanding.