Dusk could feel the warm desert winds against his face as he took his first steps into the kingdom of the sand. He wasn't really bothered by it. It felt natural to be in the desert. He would go as far as to say that he liked it. He felt at home in the hot sand. Sunny had been in the desert before. But it had not been for long. They had to quickly get a cure for Webs and they had to meet Blaze. Sunny felt right at home as well. She had looked towards Dusk to see his reaction to finally seeing his home. Well, some could say that the Nightwing island was his home too, but she would have to disagree. There was nothing on that island that he could call home. That island was a wasteland. They could try to find the old Nightwing kingdom after the war was over. But that would probably not be home either. The sand kingdom was the closest thing to a homeland they had.

Dusk had a big smile on his face as he flew over the desert. The warm wind felt amazing on his scales. Sunny saw this and laughed. Dusk looked confused.

''You should have seen your own face Dusk. You looked like you were dreaming.'' Said Sunny with a snicker.

Dusk gave her a smile. ''The warm wind feels amazing and being here feels so natural. Like i was meant to be here all along.''

''Probably because we were meant to be here to begin with. This here Dusk, is home.'' Said Sunny as she did a spin.

Dusk agreed. This was home. This is where he would have grown up all those years ago if he hadn't been sent to earth. If the Sandwings hadn't attacked the Nightwings two thousand years ago. He would probably have hatched somewhere in the desert and the first thing he would see was the curious eyes of his loving parents and he would see the sun and the sand dunes and the cloudless blue sky. His mother would have no reason to fight for her people and his father would not have needed to flee to the mountains where he would die from the cold and harsh weather. And he would have lived for a few hundred years before he died of old age. He would probably have found a mate and had a few hatchlings before he died.

That is what could have happened. But that didn't happen. And he was kind of grateful for that. If that would have happened, he would never have met the Sunny or the other dragonets of destiny. And he would not have grown up as a human. He was happy with the way things had turned out. He didn't miss his human life at all. He was never truly happy as a human. But he was grateful he had lived as one. He had learned a lot as a human.

Dusk was truly happy as a dragon. He thought back. His name had been Jack. That name had no meaning to him anymore. He wasn't Jack anymore, he was Dusk. A Sandwing/Nightwing hybrid and a dragonet of destiny. He had a real family now. And a dragoness he had began to have feelings for.

''Dusk?''

''Dusk!''

''Huh? What?'' Said Dusk as he returned to the world. There wasn't any sun up anymore. Had he been thinking for that long? It was night now and he looked towards a concerned Sunny.

''You haven't said a single word for hours. And you haven't been responding to anything i have said either. Is everything okay? Have i done something wrong? Have i said something wrong?'' Asked Sunny. She looked both upset and sad. She truly thought she had done something wrong.

''You haven't done anything wrong Sunny. I have just been thinking about a few things. I have had a lot to think about.'' Said Dusk as he hugged her tightly.

Sunny hugged him back. ''Were you thinking about your parents?''

''They had something to do with it yeah.'' Said Dusk still holding her close.

''were you thinking what would happen if things were different? Like if you hatched so long ago?'' Asked Sunny curiously.

''Mhm, I came to the conclusion that i am grateful for how it turned out. I am happy that i lived as a human. But i would never want to go back to it.'' Said Dusk as he looked at the stars.

Sunny had gone to sleep when he looked back at her. She was cuddled up next to him.

Dusk smiled. ''Hamin dalah'surfal.'' The words he spoke were not from a common language. And he was pretty sure he was the only one in this world to know what they meant. He had spoken in an elvish language called Thalassian. He had plans to teach Sunny and maybe the other dragonets a few words in Thalassian. But he had never found the right moment. 'Maybe after this war is over' He thought. 'Better get some sleep myself.'

Dusk woke up to a scorching hot sun, no clouds and endless desert. This was going to be a good day.

''Good morning Sunny.'' Said Dusk as he stretched.

''Morning Dusk.'' Greeted Sunny.

''Anar'alah, the sun is bright today.'' Said Dusk as he jumped into the air.

''Anar'alaha? What does that mean?'' Asked Sunny.

''No, it's anar'alah. It means by the light.'' Said Dusk with a smile.

''Is that some human language?'' Asked Sunny.

''No the language is called Thalassian. It's an elvish language.'' Said Dusk.

''Elvish? what are those?'' Asked Sunny getting more and more curious.

''Elves are almost like humans just with long pointy ears and they can live for thousands of years. And they usually have a deep connection with nature.'' Explained Dusk.

''That is interesting. Can you teach me that language Dusk?'' Asked Sunny.

''Sure. I was planning to. But i never found the right moment.'' Said Dusk with a warm smile.

Sunny smiled back at him.

Dusk shifted his focus to the desert. ''Anu belore dela'na.'' Said Dusk as he looked up at the sun and the blue sky.

''What does that mean?'' Asked Sunny confused.

''The eternal sun guides us.'' Answered Dusk. ''The high elves had a deep connection to the sun. They were the elves to speak Thalassian. They are extinct now.''

''What happened to them?'' Asked Sunny.

''War. There are a few survivors but they are so rare that they are considered extinct. I had a high elf friend. But she died a long time ago.'' Said Dusk.

''I am not gonna ask how she died. And, i am sorry to hear that Dusk.'' Said Sunny as she flew close enough for their wings to touch.

''It's okay, it was a long time ago. ten years to be exact. I am over it. It still saddens me at times but it is okay.'' said Dusk.

Elves had existed on earth. He had a high elf friend. That was true. Dusk had always gone out into the woods to play with her. She was his best friend for a long time. Her name had been Coria Dawnblade. She was one of the last remaining high elves. She was very different from Sunny. She wasn't very good at showing her feelings and she showed that she cared very differently from others. She loved nature with all her heart and she did everything to protect it.

She had died in a forest fire and Dusk wasn't there to help her when she needed him the most. The moments where Dusk walked through the burnt forest still haunts him. Seeing corpses off High elves, a few humans and a lot of animals. The once lush forests had been turned into a dead wasteland.

''Dusk are you sure you are okay?'' Asked Sunny. ''Dusk look me in the eyes and tell me you are okay.''

Dusk looked her in the eyes. He had a few tears in his eyes. He wasn't okay. It didn't take an animus dragon to figure that out. ''I walked through the forest after it happened. She had been burned alive. I saw her corpse.''

Sunny was impressed by the fact that Dusk had held so much sadness and grief in him for so long. He was strong. He had carried so much with him for so long. It was so much he had never told her about. Sunny could just imagen what else he might have experienced in his life. She herself had seen a lot of horrible things in her life. But that had mostly been in a short amount of time. Which actually made it worse when she thinks about it. She had seen a lot of horrible things in about a month. Sunny now understood why Dusk was so quick to sacrifice himself when he faced Thunder the first time. He had not been there when one of his friends had died so long ago.

Sunny could see something on the horizon. A town. That must be the scorpion den.

''Dusk look. The scorpion den.'' Said Sunny.

''That's great.'' Said Dusk who was still crying. He had calmed down but he was sad. He had never let himself grieve over her death.

''Dusk. It's okay to be sad. You don't need to hide it. I can tell you never let yourself grieve. But it's not a weakness.'' Said Sunny trying to comfort him.

''You are right Sunny. You are right.''

''Come on, we have to continue and maybe we can get ourselves some water and some food.'' Said Sunny.

Dusk nodded. ''That would be nice.''

Dusk and Sunny made their way to the city gate. There were guards all around the city. Sandwings with spears and heavy armor. There was a big wall all around the city. The guards were all on top of this wall. Dusk and Sunny were about to enter the city.

'' Halt! Who are you and what do you want in our city?'' Asked the city guard.

''Our names are Dusk and Sunny. We need food, water and rest.'' Said Sunny.

''Is there something else i need to know?'' Asked the city guard.

''We are both dragonets of destiny.'' Said Dusk.

The guard started to laugh. ''And i have three tails and four heads. You may enter the scorpion den.''

Dusk looked unimpressed. ''I am serious you know.''

''And as you can see i have four heads and three tails.'' Said the guard back.

''Hmph.'' Said Dusk.

''He is not worth the effort Dusk.'' Whispered Sunny.

Dusk agreed. That dumb guard wasn't really worth it. At least they were in the city. Now they had to find something to eat and something to drink. And, somewhere to rest.

The pair found themself a small inn to rest in. It was an inn for younger dragons which meant that they didn't have to pay since it was mostly for orphans. And many dragons dropped off their children at the inn so they could focus on their work. So the inn was a combination of daycare and an orphanage. When Dusk thought about it could probably not be called an inn, to be honest. But it was called the scorpion's rest inn. So he was gonna take the word for it.

The ''innkeeper'' said that a dragon named Thorn would visit every day. She was the leader of a gang called the outclaws and she was also the founder of the city as well as it's protector. She would make sure that younger dragons got a meal every day and some water.

''Aye two weird lookin dragons came in here and asked if they could stay for the night. I told them that it was okay and they could stay for as long as they liked. One of them looked more like a Nightwing while the other looked like a Sandwing.'' Said the innkeeper.

''I want to meet them, a guard reported that two weird dragons had entered the city. He said that they were most likely hybrids.'' Said Thorn.

''My thought exactly, they look like abominations.'' Said the innkeeper.

Thorn growled. ''You should respect them, even if they look a bit different. They are just dragonets.''

''Ok, ok, let me get them.'' Said the innkeeper.

Knock knock

Neither Dusk or Sunny woke up.

Knock knock knock

Dusk woke up this time. He walked toward the door and opened it. It was the innkeeper. ''Good morning.'' Said Dusk.

''There is someone who wants to meet you two. She is waiting downstairs.'' Said the innkeeper walking downstairs again.

Huh, grumpy.

He nudged Sunny with his snout. ''Sunny wake up, there is someone downstairs that want's to meet us.''

''Who is it?'' Asked Sunny still half asleep.

''I don't know. Get up. We will find out faster if we get down there now.'' Said Dusk.

Sunny got up and stretched. ''Ok, let's find out who this person is.''

They made their way down to meet this person.

''Oh, you must be Dusk and Sunny. I wanted to meet you as fast as possible. There is something important we must discuss.'' Said the unknown Sandwing.

''Oh, ok? But who are you?'' Asked Sunny.

''My name is Thorn. And i think i have found my missing daughter.'' Said Thorn.

Hello, here is the next chapter. I love this one. I am sorry for the long wait. But no excuses life gets in the way of my writing bla bla bla. I am quite happy with this one and i hope you guys like it too. I play a lot of WOW and i thought why not have elves in this story too. They don't exist in Pyrrhia but they do on Earth in this story.

Anyways see you all in the next one. Bye bye.