When I woke up, I felt different and I couldn't see like I was blind, I screamed but all I heard was a terrified squeak. I didn't know where the sound came from and I tried to say hello cautiously but the squeak came again but more cautious as well. I then realized that the squeaking was coming from me, but why? I'm not a mouse. I then heard a familiar and soothing voice. "It's alright my hatchling, you're safe. Can't see? You must be terrified that you can't see but don't worry, just focus on your eyes opening and they will." Violet said to me. I focus on my eyes opening and they opened unexpectedly revealing lots of light and I screamed in pain which came as a shriek. I felt a paw covering my eyes taking some of the pain away and after a few moments, the paw slowly uncovered my eyes revealing some light but it didn't hurt so much.

I could see, but just barely, and I tried to walk but it felt wrong somehow, I then see a black blurry creature just a few feet from me. I squeaked, frightened and backed up quickly but I just tripped landing on my back. The black blurry creature heard me and started to stalk towards me and I was shaking uncontrollably in fear, but when the creature got close to my face my vision made it less blurry and I recognized not a creature but a dragon, Violet! Violet was smiling and looked at my body up and down for some reason, I then felt an urge to look where she's was looking and when I looked down I was shocked. My body wasn't there, and instead was a body of a dragon, I then squeaked when something grabbed me by the back of my neck gently when I got back up and took me to a nearby pond, and I looked at my reflection.

Violet, apparently, was the one who picked me up and instead of a six-year old boy in the reflection, it was a night fury hatchling! My jaw dropped when I looked at myself, I was magnificent, so beautiful, so….cute. I couldn't believe I just thought that. 'You love your new body, my hatchling?' Violet spoke into my mind. I told her yes excitedly but it came as a cute squeak, I was embarrassed, but I was still shaking happily. Violet was having a hard time holding me, so she did something to me and I couldn't control anything in my new body. She chuckled and spoke in my mind while walking deeper into a cave, I forgot to notice. 'The hatchling hold. Keeps naughty or excited hatchlings from escaping their mother's hold. I hope you learn your lesson.' I tried to speak but because of the hatchling hold I couldn't control my jaw, so I growled. Violet's response was dropping me gently on the ground in front of a bigger hatchling laying down sleeping. My eyes were so wide that they threatened to pop out when I took a look at the sleeping hatchling. He looked just like me and Wolf except bigger than me and smaller than Wolf….I wonder what happened to him. Violet nuzzled the bigger hatchling and when he awoke and saw me he sit up straight, being taller than me by a few inches, and look down smiling and wagging his tail. "You must be my new little brother! Your so adorable! I'll be the best big brother you'll ever had!" The hatchling spoke excitedly.

I was so confused and blink to try to process this but the next thing I know I was met by a wet, slobbery tongue licking my face, repeatedly. I squeaked in shock and disgust but the tongue continued to not stop until I decided to think, 'STOP!' the hatchling stopped and was a bit surprised by my mental outburst until Violet lifted me by the scruff of my neck and took me to some sort of nest, where it was occupied by an even bigger night fury, Stryke. Stryke was grooming himself until he saw me and his mate but he mostly stared at me more and tilted his head curiously. "Where's his wings and tail?" Stryke asked.

I squeaked confusely and look at my back when Violet set me down, and I cried of what I seen or what I didn't see. I didn't have any wings nor tail, and according to the villagers: 'A down dragon is a dead dragon.' I wanted to feel the clouds and the cool air in the sky but without wings and a tail, I can't fulfill my dream. Violet came closer to my head and started licking to calm me but that only caused me to cry more. "Don't worry, Nightshift. Your still transforming and because of your fatal wound by that 'MONSTER', it will take at least two days, but you'll gain your wings and tail but you will fly until your a bit bigger." Violet whispered to me. I calmed down slightly and blinked my tears out until I see a familiar site. Wolf! I squeaked loudly and the nightfury turned his head to the sound and found me and I laughed. His face was priceless! His maw was completely dropped and his eyes were huge! "Yikes! Your tiny! I thought you be a bit bigger but you are only six years old." he spoke. I tried to speak but it came out like a rumble and choke mixed. Mom was confused and-Wait did I just called Violet MOM!? "Yes you did." Wolf chuckled. I glared at the chuckling dragon and then the big hatchling appeared in my sight. "Who are you speaking too? *GASP* Is it my other brother!? I knew it!" He said excitedly. I looked at Wolf confused. He just shrugged but had an amused expression on his face watching the bigger hatchling hop around me. "No other creature can see me. So your mother and big brother doesn't know who your talking to." Wolf stated. I was actually a bit scared and tried to back away until a protective tail was wrapped around me and started squeezing me comfortably. Mom looked at the hatchling, who was nervous and a bit scared by mom's looks towards him. "Sorry mommy. I didn't mean to scare my little brother." The hatchling said sadly. Mom's response was a snort of amusement and also wrapped her tail around the sad hatchling and got him closer to me. Violet crooned and laid her head beside us and spoke soothingly "It's alright Zyrus. But remember that Nightshift was born in a human village and him transforming into a night fury recently is bit much to process. So take it slow with your new brother, okay?" Zyrus, my new brother, nodded but he still looked sad so I did the most logical and normal thing to do, well as a dragon, as a human I would never do. I licked his face. The hatchling was shocked but he smiled and licked my face in happiness. I squeaked disgusted and wiped the slobber of my face as best as I can and then I felt really sleepy and yawned. Violet heard my yawned and motioned us into the nest with her and her mate, Stryke and once I got in I felt safe and loved as I heard Wolf in my head. 'Sleep well my half. And welcome to your new life and family.'

"Come on, my little one. Opened your maw so I can give you your fish!" My mother, Violet spoke annoyed of my resistance. There is no way in hel I'm eating raw fish from the stomach from my dragon mother. I growled in warning and my mother responded with a blank look and then her tail whipped towards my face and hit me squarely on the nose. "Now are you going to do as I say?" She asked calmly. I had tears in my eyes and I was filled with fear and pain. 'Yes f-father.' I spoke mentally accidently referring my dragon mother to my abusive human father. My mother's eyes became of shock and guilt and she wrapped around my body but I wanted to get out until mother spoke to me. "I'm sorry my hatchling. I never meant to cause fear and pain towards you like that monster did. I want you to feel loved. Can you forgive me?" I looked into mother's hurt eyes and I couldn't help myself but nuzzle her to calm her down and it worked. Then out of love I opened my maw for the food from my mother who regurgitated it down my throat. I thought it would be disgusting but it tastes so good that I beg for more but my meal was interrupted when my dragonic father and brother returned from a hunting trip. "Night furies are supposed to be quiet and patient, not loud and stubborn son." My father, Strike spoke softly to Zyrus. "I swear that was the yak's fault! He was looking at me funny!" My brother complained miserably. Our father rolled his eyes and replied. "Maybe he wouldn't have if you stayed still and quiet. Like your little brother." Zyrus's eyes narrowed in confusion and replied, "What does my little brother has to do with any-AAAAHHHHH!" My brother screamed in fright when he found me behind him and did a screeching roar. I snuck behind Zyrus while my brother was talking to my father who didn't say anything since he saw me sneaking up. I laughed but of course it was more like chuffing and gurgling. Zyrus recovered from his shock and pounced at me but I stepped to the side and caught his tail when he went past me and flipped him over with me on top of him. I squeaked a hello and licked his face but I got a double taste when a new tasty substance was caught in my tongue. "Seems that Zyrus didn't wash the blood off his snout. I guess we will have to teach Nightshift how to hunt."