Dusk was the last one to wake up. He was a heavy sleeper, And not a morning dragon. Plus he and the other had not gone to sleep before it was late. And the fact that he had woken up in the middle of the night because of a vision, which again had woken Sunny up. 'Maybe it was a bad idea to let her know.' He thought as he made his way to the river bank to drink a little. The others were preparing for the Mud Kingdom. He could see that Clay was really excited about this. Dusk, On the other hand, wasn't really excited to walk around in the mud. He never liked it as a human and don't like it now either. He was excited for one thing though. He wanted to get to know Starflight more. since he was half Nightwing and all. Sunny had told him in the Sky Kingdom that Starflight didn't know much about his own kind so Dusk didn't expect to learn much if he asked him.

Dusk was really thirsty this morning. He then spotted a big fish in the water. Looked like a salmon. He really liked salmon as a human. It was one of his favorite fish. He made a jump for it. He missed, he had grabbed the fish's tail but it had slipped out of his paw. And he was left wet and cold with an irritated look on his face. Glory, Sunny and Starflight had watched the whole thing. Glory and Starflight laughed while Sunny was giggling. Dusk decided to laugh with them.

Clay and Tsunami had gone hunting breakfast. Tsunami went down in the river and Clay went into the woods looking for rabbits. Clay didn't really like the hunting part he mostly liked the eating part which wasn't unusual. At least for him.

Tsunami had caught seven big fish. One for each dragonet. While Clay had caught a few rabbits and some small birds. Dusk decided to eat fish instead of rabbits and birds and he didn't regret it a moment either. Tsunami thought the same. Fish was better food. Starflight ate fish as well while Sunny ate one the rabbit. Dusk didn't think she liked fish. Maybe it was a Sandwing thing. They were desert dragons after all. Glory just disappeared during the meal and came back moments later with fruit. Guess she isn't a fan of meat. Clay was a type of dragon that could eat anything. He loved food. He always asked about food because he was always hungry.

They began to fly towards the Mud Kingdom after breakfast. Dusk had to admit that he loved the feeling of flying. He had butterflies in his stomach every time he closed his wing and dove towards the ground and opened them in the last second. The others told him not to do that since it was dangerous. And he agreed not to do it anymore even though he didn't want to agree to it. Flying gave him a feeling he had never experienced before. He felt free and happy. The feeling of cold air against his scales was wonderful.

Sunny saw this from the moment they got in the air. ''Fun huh?'' Asked Sunny smiling.

Dusk grinned. ''You have no idea.''

It was a sunny day. No clouds in sight and blue sky. Perfect for flying.

The others liked this weather as well. Glory seemed to like it the most. She had a happy smile on her face the entire time. Clay looked like he could not contain his excitement. He was going home for the first time. Starflight was smiling as well. He enjoyed the fine weather and the sight of the ocean in the distance. Tsunami also smiled when she saw the ocean in the distance for the first time. That was her home.

Dusk spotted the marshlands. It wasn't far. That was the Mud Kingdom. Not the prettiest of lands he has seen. He was used to ocean and mountains and snow. So seeing swamps like this was new. They had swamps in Norway as well but not like these. The group spotted what looked like a battlefield. The last battle had not been long ago. A few days at most. Dead Icewings and Mudwings were scattered all over the place.

The others had looked at the bodies in disgust.

Dusk sighed ''Why it's necessary for this to go on i don't know, but it was stupid of the Sandwing sisters to drag the other tribes into this. None of us should have anything to do with this.'' He looked at the others. It looked like they agreed.

They could see houses of mud when they got deeper into the Kingdom. They were everywhere. Mudwings all over the place. They were all in groups. Not a single one alone. Clay wondered why. Where were the parents?

Clay spotted a small Mudwing looking at him. He smiled at her. She flew off to her group.

Dusk, Starflight, Sunny and Tsunami stayed back while Glory and Clay went into the village. Dusk was curious about the Mudwings actually. He wondered how their families worked. Since there were so many groups of them. Not a single Mudwing alone.

He could see on Tsunami's expression that she too was curious.

''Do you think he will find them?'' He asked Tsunami.

''I don't know. I hope he gets to meet them.'' Answered Tsunami.

''I hope mine miss me'' Beamed Sunny.

''I am sure they do.'' Said Dusk. ''Wonder if my parents miss me?''

Sunny nuzzled him. ''i think they do. But they don't know that you are here, do they?''

Dusk shook his head. ''No.''

''I am sure your parents miss you Dusk. Where ever they are.'' Said Tsunami smiling. Starflight nodded in agreement.

Dusk smiled back. ''Thanks guys.''

It took a few hours but Glory and Clay returned. Clay looked half disappointed.

Tsunami ran to Clay's side and asked. ''So did you get to meet them?''

Clay looked at her with a sad expression and nodded. ''My mom sold my egg for two cows. But i met my brothers and sisters.'' He said the last part with a smile.

Dusk got a little confused. ''Wait wait wait. Your mother sold your egg? What the heck kind of a parent does that?''

Glory stepped in. ''apparently Mudwing parents don't care about their younglings. They lay their eggs and the dragonets have to survive on their own. The first one to hatch in the group is the bigwing and is the leader of the group. Clay was supposed to be the bigwing but since his egg was taken.''

Dusk nodded. ''Okay i understand now. Thanks.''

Tsunami looked towards the sea. That was their next destination. ''Maybe we should continue?''

Dusk grinned. ''I could go for a swim right now.'' He nudged Sunny. ''What about you Sunny?''

''Eep, no i like being dry.'' Said Sunny.

Starflight and Glory nodded in agreement.

They then continued as normal. They started to fly to the Sea so they could meet the Seawings. Tsunami was excited about this. Her dream about meeting her kind finally coming true. As quick as night became day turned to night. And they were setting up a camp before they knew it. Two hours pass by and everyone is asleep, except for Dusk. He was thinking. He was thinking about everything. All his choices from the moment he arrived in this world to now. Had he done the right choices? Are the dragons that sent him here pleased with his work so far?

He didn't know. Was there any right or wrong when it came to all this? Maybe that was for him to find out later on. He absolutely did not regret befriending Sunny and the others. He quite liked Sunny. She was his best friend right now. He didn't have all that many friends on Earth because he was weird. Well, others said he was weird. He was different. He had another way of thinking.

They had followed the river. Starflight called it the Diamond Spray river. He said that it led to the ocean. It wasn't unusual that rivers went out in the ocean so of course, it leads to the ocean. There were no clouds this night. All the stars were out and the moons shone brightly. It was beautiful. This was a normal site on the cold winter nights on earth. He loved it, he always did.

It was really hot on this night as well. A night swim could be refreshing. Dusk had always liked swimming as well. As a human, he would do front flips and backflips when he jumped into the water. The water in the river was cold but not so cold that he would freeze to death. It was that refreshing kind of cold. He began to swim down the river looking around. he found a spot where there was no stream from the river. It was kind of a mini-cauldron. He relaxed. The warm wind felt nice combined with the cold river.

Sunny woke up when she didn't feel and warmth from Dusk. It was like he wasn't there. She looked around the camp. No Dusk in sight. Wait? where was Dusk? She decided to get up. She was sure he hadn't gone for a flight. He would have woken everyone up with that. No, he liked to swim, even if it was kind of unusual for any other dragon tribe than Seawings to like swimming. She was just gonna follow the river til she found him. It didn't take her long. She found him in the water relaxing. He had his eyes closed too.

''Dusk?'' Asked Sunny checking if he was awake.

''Huh? Sunny? What are you doing up so late?'' Said Dusk confused.

Sunny looked confused as well. ''What are you doing up so late? Did you even go to sleep in the first place Dusk?''

Dusk shook his head.''Nope. I had too much on my mind.''

Sunny sat down next to him, on the dry land of course. ''Like what?'' She asked with a puzzled expression.

Dusk sighed. ''I have been thinking about all the choices i have done up to now. Was it right of me to tell you about the vision? Was it right to let myself be captured? Was it right to lie to the others?''

Sunny shook her head. ''You look at everything wrong.''

Dusk stared her in the eyes. ''How?'' He asked.

''You don't look at the positive side of the things. It was not right of you to lie to the others. The reason you did it was to keep your secret safe and i understand that, but the others will be mad at you later on when they find out that you lied to them. The reason i am happy you told me was because that means that you trust me enough to tell me about a vision of the future. And you said too that it might be a possible future, not the future. The future depends on the choices we make.'' Said Sunny with a smile.

Dusk didn't do anything. He just sat there thinking. 'What if that future wasn't a real one? Do some dragons have the power to make false visions?'

Sunny had started to go back. She looked back at him. ''Are you coming?''

Dusk nodded.

They flew back to the camp and landed very careful not to wake the others. It took Dusk a while to fall asleep but he did eventually. Sunny fell asleep way faster than Dusk. Probably because she was quite tired.

A dark shadow stood on a hilltop looking down at the dragonets. He was grinning. He had succeeded in making false visions and dreams for other dragons. He had made Dusk have a so-called vision where he saw something he wanted to happen. That vision could happen but it was very unlikely. This dragon knew what Dusk's vision was too. He had a great laugh when he saw it himself. This dragon was an animus of course. He liked using his powers to trick other dragons or ruin their days. It was fun. He flew away as fast as he had got there. He had followed the Dragonets since the Sky Kingdom. He was a Rainwing. But he wasn't lazy or stupid as his tribe was. No, he was an animus spy for Burn. And he was going back to her to report that they were going to the Sea.

Okay so the vision in the last chapter was fake, but Dusk does have the power to have visions of the future. I am going to say that. And i am going to answer another comment from MYTHICBOY. I am not gonna write the chapters longer that's my answer to that. I like them around 2K words since then i can upload weekly. But if i have to write them any longer than 2,5K words it will take time. Plus i am bad at writing long chapters as well with my longest ever being around 3,2K words Anyways enjoy the chapter see you guys next week. Bye