Disclaimer: I do not own Reign of Fire, or its characters. I do own Riina
and Ruska.
A/N: - - Is writing.
When I woke up, the sun was just rising over the horizon. Riina was sleeping peacefully, so I didn't disturb her. I walked outside, where I could stretch. When I looked up in the sky, I could see dragons flying off to the west. I heard Riina come walking up behind me. "Good morning, Ruska." She said, yawning. I crooned a welcome to her. "Do you know where Quinn's castle is?" Riina asked. I nodded my head.
-Go get your stuff, and get ready.- I scribbled into the dirt.
"Alright." Riina said, walking back into the cave. A few minutes later, she came back out with her backpack on. I crouched down low, low enough for her to get on. "Ruska, what are you doing?" Riina asked. I gestured for her to get on. "You want me to ride you?" She asked. I nodded. She hesitated a moment, but then climbed on. She sat right in front of my shoulder joints, and had her arms wrapped around my neck. As soon as Riina was settled in, I jumped. I heard Riina gasp at the sudden take off, and her grip tightened. I crooned softly to her. Flapping my wings, I gained enough altitude to simply glide. The castle that Quinn and his people used was up ahead. As I swooped in low, people ran away. I landed right in front of the gates. I crouched down so that Riina could get off of me. People watched us in fear, and a man stepped out of the crowd.
"Girl, I would suggest getting away from that dragon." He said. I snorted at this. She just rode me in, so why would I kill her now?
"Quinn, she rode in on the dragon. She probably doesn't have anything to fear from it." A woman told the man. It appears that the female is the smarter gender of the human species.
"Would you two stop referring to him as an 'it' and 'the dragon'." Riina said, her hands on her hips.
"Did you say 'him'?" Quinn asked. Riina nodded.
"His name's Ruska. You don't have to fear him." Riina said.
"He's a dragon. And a bull, at that. We can't let him reproduce, or else the dragons will finish us off." The woman said.
"The dragons are an intelligent species. They can be talked to, and reasoned with." Riina replied. Before the other humans could reply, I reached over Riina. Quinn grabbed his rifle, and pointed it right at my head. "Don't shoot him! He's just trying to tell us something." Riina said, pushing the gun barrel down.
-You would have been an easy kill when we arrived here, but I didn't kill you. You killed my father, and nearly my species, but I didn't exact my revenge. We dragons are intelligent, but we didn't know we were killing this world. We didn't even know that humans were intelligent beings. At the moment, only I know. I am sorry for the damage my species has caused. Now I hope to help heal it.- I wrote. Quinn and the woman read it as I was writing it.
"Can you convince the other dragons to make peace?" The woman asked.
-Do you have a way to cross the ocean?- I asked her.
"Yes, why do you ask?" She replied.
-Good, because we need to cross it- I said, -All the dragons are migrating to the continents across the ocean.-
"Alright then, we'll go get some supplies, and meet you two out at the old docks." Quinn said as he and the woman opened the gate.
"Wait! Do you have any ash?" Riina asked.
"We don't have any ash, but we do have a dead dragon. Ruska could burn that up, and eat it. Alex can show you the way." Quinn replied, gesturing to the woman.
"Alright, thanks." Riina said. Alex walked out and around the castle to near where I had hidden myself the night before. There, a dead dragon from a few days ago was just beginning to rot.
"We've been meaning to get rid of this body for the past few days. In her, she's got an egg that was about to be laid. She was killed as she came in to lay her egg." Alex said before walking off. Before I burned the body, I searched for the egg. I found it, still up in the body's abdomen. I pulled it out, and fertilized it, hoping that it just might live.
-Riina, could you hold on to this egg for a moment.- I wrote, cradling the egg with one arm.
"Sure, I'll hang on to it." Riina said. I placed the egg down on the ground in front of her so that she could grab it, and keep it from rolling away. As soon as she had a hold on it, I turned around to burn its mother. As soon as the body was ash, I started eating it. I ate every last bit of the ash, since I couldn't afford to waste any. I could live without ash, but I needed the ash to finish growing. As soon as I was done, I picked the egg back up. "How are you going to fly if you're carrying that egg?" Riina asked. I hadn't thought of that yet.
-I don't know. I guess I'll just walk.- I scribbled.
"Well then, let's get going. We still need to meet Quinn and Alex at the docks." Riina said, walking off towards the ocean. I followed her, still cradling the egg in the crook of my wing. By nightfall, we came to some old metal docks. Floating nearby was something that Riina called a 'boat'. Quinn, Alex, and a couple of other humans were already on the boat. The boat would be just big enough for me to stay up at the front.
"C'mon! We need to get going!" Quinn yelled. Riina ran down the hill to the docks. I loped after her as fast as I could. I was used to walking on four feet, but I had to hold on to the egg. Riina jumped onto the boat with ease. I plodded out onto the dock, trying to figure out how I would get on the boat without tipping it too much. I set the egg on the boat where Riina could hang onto it, and then took a step backwards. I jumped, and landed right at the front of the boat. Riina rolled the egg to where I was. I crooned my thanks to her.
"You're welcome." Riina replied.
"Everybody ready?" Quinn asked. Everyone answered yes. The boat began to chug, startling me.
"Oh, don't worry! It's just the boat!" Riina reassured me. I curled up around the egg to try and get some much needed sleep.
When I woke up, the sun was just rising over the horizon. Riina was sleeping peacefully, so I didn't disturb her. I walked outside, where I could stretch. When I looked up in the sky, I could see dragons flying off to the west. I heard Riina come walking up behind me. "Good morning, Ruska." She said, yawning. I crooned a welcome to her. "Do you know where Quinn's castle is?" Riina asked. I nodded my head.
-Go get your stuff, and get ready.- I scribbled into the dirt.
"Alright." Riina said, walking back into the cave. A few minutes later, she came back out with her backpack on. I crouched down low, low enough for her to get on. "Ruska, what are you doing?" Riina asked. I gestured for her to get on. "You want me to ride you?" She asked. I nodded. She hesitated a moment, but then climbed on. She sat right in front of my shoulder joints, and had her arms wrapped around my neck. As soon as Riina was settled in, I jumped. I heard Riina gasp at the sudden take off, and her grip tightened. I crooned softly to her. Flapping my wings, I gained enough altitude to simply glide. The castle that Quinn and his people used was up ahead. As I swooped in low, people ran away. I landed right in front of the gates. I crouched down so that Riina could get off of me. People watched us in fear, and a man stepped out of the crowd.
"Girl, I would suggest getting away from that dragon." He said. I snorted at this. She just rode me in, so why would I kill her now?
"Quinn, she rode in on the dragon. She probably doesn't have anything to fear from it." A woman told the man. It appears that the female is the smarter gender of the human species.
"Would you two stop referring to him as an 'it' and 'the dragon'." Riina said, her hands on her hips.
"Did you say 'him'?" Quinn asked. Riina nodded.
"His name's Ruska. You don't have to fear him." Riina said.
"He's a dragon. And a bull, at that. We can't let him reproduce, or else the dragons will finish us off." The woman said.
"The dragons are an intelligent species. They can be talked to, and reasoned with." Riina replied. Before the other humans could reply, I reached over Riina. Quinn grabbed his rifle, and pointed it right at my head. "Don't shoot him! He's just trying to tell us something." Riina said, pushing the gun barrel down.
-You would have been an easy kill when we arrived here, but I didn't kill you. You killed my father, and nearly my species, but I didn't exact my revenge. We dragons are intelligent, but we didn't know we were killing this world. We didn't even know that humans were intelligent beings. At the moment, only I know. I am sorry for the damage my species has caused. Now I hope to help heal it.- I wrote. Quinn and the woman read it as I was writing it.
"Can you convince the other dragons to make peace?" The woman asked.
-Do you have a way to cross the ocean?- I asked her.
"Yes, why do you ask?" She replied.
-Good, because we need to cross it- I said, -All the dragons are migrating to the continents across the ocean.-
"Alright then, we'll go get some supplies, and meet you two out at the old docks." Quinn said as he and the woman opened the gate.
"Wait! Do you have any ash?" Riina asked.
"We don't have any ash, but we do have a dead dragon. Ruska could burn that up, and eat it. Alex can show you the way." Quinn replied, gesturing to the woman.
"Alright, thanks." Riina said. Alex walked out and around the castle to near where I had hidden myself the night before. There, a dead dragon from a few days ago was just beginning to rot.
"We've been meaning to get rid of this body for the past few days. In her, she's got an egg that was about to be laid. She was killed as she came in to lay her egg." Alex said before walking off. Before I burned the body, I searched for the egg. I found it, still up in the body's abdomen. I pulled it out, and fertilized it, hoping that it just might live.
-Riina, could you hold on to this egg for a moment.- I wrote, cradling the egg with one arm.
"Sure, I'll hang on to it." Riina said. I placed the egg down on the ground in front of her so that she could grab it, and keep it from rolling away. As soon as she had a hold on it, I turned around to burn its mother. As soon as the body was ash, I started eating it. I ate every last bit of the ash, since I couldn't afford to waste any. I could live without ash, but I needed the ash to finish growing. As soon as I was done, I picked the egg back up. "How are you going to fly if you're carrying that egg?" Riina asked. I hadn't thought of that yet.
-I don't know. I guess I'll just walk.- I scribbled.
"Well then, let's get going. We still need to meet Quinn and Alex at the docks." Riina said, walking off towards the ocean. I followed her, still cradling the egg in the crook of my wing. By nightfall, we came to some old metal docks. Floating nearby was something that Riina called a 'boat'. Quinn, Alex, and a couple of other humans were already on the boat. The boat would be just big enough for me to stay up at the front.
"C'mon! We need to get going!" Quinn yelled. Riina ran down the hill to the docks. I loped after her as fast as I could. I was used to walking on four feet, but I had to hold on to the egg. Riina jumped onto the boat with ease. I plodded out onto the dock, trying to figure out how I would get on the boat without tipping it too much. I set the egg on the boat where Riina could hang onto it, and then took a step backwards. I jumped, and landed right at the front of the boat. Riina rolled the egg to where I was. I crooned my thanks to her.
"You're welcome." Riina replied.
"Everybody ready?" Quinn asked. Everyone answered yes. The boat began to chug, startling me.
"Oh, don't worry! It's just the boat!" Riina reassured me. I curled up around the egg to try and get some much needed sleep.