A Bedtime Story
"Gramma, will you tell me a story? I can't sleep." A frightened looking 6-year-old rosette of a girl came into her Gramma's bedroom. Her Gramma had curly dark-brown hair that had a few grey hairs peppered in that matched her emerald green eyes.
"Of course, Darling." Gramma patted a spot on the bed beside her where Angel crawled in all her coral-nightgown-wearing glory. "Do you want the story about the Dragons again?" Once Angel nodded her confirmation, the rosette held her dark-green plush turtle, named Marie, close to her and payed attention as Gramma began her tale. "Once upon a time, a very very long time ago, back when people still believed in Dragons, there was this mighty kingdom on a distant planet called Aurelea. There was a royal family. The King, Samuel, ruled with a firm hand and was quick to serve justice but he was kind as well. The Queen, Mary, was very kind and gentle and her beauty was beyond compare."
"That's your name, Gramma!" Angel grinned up at her Gramma while showing her teeth. One of her front teeth was missing and so giving her that adorable child-like look.
Gramma laughed softly, "Yes, it is. One day they wished to have a child and their wish was granted. A son was born, a prince and his name was Marston. For many years there was peace and prosperity. And then when Marston was but a pre-teen that moment of peace was gone. Shattered. For the Aureleans were invaded by aliens and no one could quite give them a name for they stuck to the shadows. And so since they could not see where they were, the Aureleans were unprepared. For each one that the Aureleans took down, another 10 took its place. The Aureleans suffered a great loss in their people. It became very clear to King Samuel that he had to evacuate the planet. Although they had many space capsules, there were not enough to save everyone. He ordered the royal family to go in first and then everyone else who was not serving as a distraction would follow. The King had a plan. He and the strongest of their warriors that remained would fight and use themselves as a distraction until all of the space capsules were gone. You see the space capsules weren't sent to any just one planet. They were sent to some previously set coordinates and each capsule had a different place in mind so that way each of them would be safe from the danger. The royal family were sent to Earth. The Queen and the prince watched as their planet burst into flames and would become a forever burning rock.
"Time passed and soon the capsule crash landed on Earth. And that was how the original legends of the dragons started. You see the humans out there don't believe in the dragons because they are under the belief that the dragons are gone. That they were killed off centuries ago and are only legends. But you see my dear, that is where they are wrong. Along with each of them having an individual power they each had the ability to shape-shift. And so when the humans calmed down and believed that the dragons were gone, the dragons came out into human civilization disguised as humans. They lived for the next hundreds and thousands of years that way and then everything changed when the Prince fell in love and married a mortal girl. The woman gave birth to two children. One was a boy and the other a girl. The boy was a normal human much like his Mother but the girl was different.
"Centuries ago on Aurelea, there was a prophecy that foretold of one who was twice blessed. This One would either save all or be the destroyer of worlds. Their powers would be realized upon their 17th year. And all would be realized with time. The daughter was the twice-blessed one and one of her Uncles tried to force her powers to awaken early which had led to the girls' powers being bound as well as her knowledge of her powers. They were bound to her for until she was ready or her 17th birthday. Whichever had came first."
When Gramma looked down, she found that Angel was already passed out. "Oh my dear Angel. If only you would realize how important the story is. If only you could stay awake to hear the end. I pray that you'll be safe. I know that I won't be able to protect you forever but I pray that you'll forgive me and your Father for binding your memories and powers. I pray that you make the right choice when it comes time to choose. I know that there's always a chance for a person to be a destroyer of worlds but I pray to our ancestors that it won't be you."