Disclaimer: I don't own Reign of Fire. I do, however, own Brent, Riina,
Ruska, and Aurora.
A/N: Anything between - - is written.
I yawned in the twilight. I struggled to make my eyesight focus. Damn these infernal eyes! I readjusted the egg beneath me. Riina came up from below decks. "How are you Ruska?" She asked. I couldn't quite see her, so I didn't move for fear of hitting her. I crooned an answer to her. Soon after our departure, I'd learned that I couldn't write in the deck. Riina had soon learned to interpret my body gestures and some of my speech. "I guess you don't really like being half blind." Riina said. I grunted a reply. Riina chuckled a bit, and gave me an affectionate slap. I yawned again as the day finally faded into night. I finally found Riina. She was leaning up against the cabin that I was facing. One of the humans came up from the rear of the boat.
"I still don't see how you can have a conversation with that winged snake." He said. I whirled my head to face him, and hissed at him. I badly wanted to flame this human. He was the only person on this boat that still hadn't accepted the fact that dragons were sentient. "We've spotted land." He said.
"Finally." Riina muttered, following the man back into the cabin. I settled back down with the egg. It would hatch in a few more days. The ash from its mother's body had been causing me to have growth spurts. If we didn't get on land soon, then there wouldn't be enough room for the dragonet. Riina came out a few minutes later. "Ruska, would you trust Quinn and Alex with the egg?" Riina asked. I nodded. "When they get in the raft, you need to give them the egg." Riina said, "That way, we can fly ahead." I nodded my head, and agreed. Quinn and Alex were dropping the raft into the water, and then climbed into it. I picked the egg up, and set it in the raft with only a bit of difficulty. As soon as Alex had hold of the egg, Quinn turned the motor on, and sped off towards the land. I crouched as low as I could for Riina to get on. "Ruska, if you keep growing at this rate, I'll need straps to hold me on in a few days." Riina remarked, climbing up on me. As soon as she was ready, I jumped off the boat and skimmed the water. I flapped my wings to gain altitude. I sped by Alex and Quinn in the raft, crooning to them as I passed. The land came up at a fast pace. I back winged a bit to slow down for a landing. As soon as I landed about thirty feet from the shore, a large dragon came flying up over the hills. Riina got off of me, and I hid her with my wing. The large dragon landed right in front of me, kicking up a lot of dust.
"What do you want?" I asked, still hiding Riina.
"What does it matter to you? You're just a little, young dragon." The dragon roared back.
"I'm not just any dragon! I'm the only remaining bull!" I hissed. Hopefully, I could use my position as a bull dragon to convince the other dragons to make peace with humans.
"You're the bull? This is great! You can help me convince the other females to leave the humans in peace!" The dragon said, ecstatic.
"Wait, you want to make peace with the humans?" I asked.
"Yes, they're actually an intelligent species. If you would come with me, there's a human you can talk to. As soon as you understand-" She said.
"Wait, slow down! I already know that humans are intelligent. I have one with me." I interrupted, moving my wing to reveal Riina. Riina gasped as she saw the large female dragon.
"Ruska, are you sure she won't hurt me?" Riina asked. I crooned a reassurance to her. She took a tentative step towards the other dragon.
"Your name is Ruska?" The dragon asked.
"Yeah, what's yours?" I asked.
"Aurora. What's the human's name?" She replied. Riina stood between us, trying to figure out what we were saying.
"Her name's Riina." I said to Aurora.
-Riina, this dragon is one that's already met a human. She won't harm us. She can also show us to another human settlement.- I wrote.
"Alright then, as soon as Quinn and Alex are here, we should head there." Riina said. I nodded, and crooned my agreement.
"Aurora, we're waiting for a couple more humans. Then we can go with you." I said.
"Alright, as long as they won't take long." Aurora replied. Riina was already walking down to the shore to tell the others when they arrived.
"Aurora, do you know how I could carry an egg while in flight?" I asked.
"Uh, good question. Why do you need to know?" She replied.
"A while back, I burned and ate the body of a dead dragon. I found her egg, and fertilized it. For eating its mother, I feel I should keep it with me." I explained. Riina came running back up the shore yelling something.
"Ruska, come quick! The egg is hatching!" Riina yelled. I immediately ran down to the shore, Aurora following me. The sight of Aurora startled Quinn and Alex, but I ignored that. I reached out, and pulled the boat all the way up onto the beach. A section of the egg was already marked with cracks. Quinn and Alex jumped out of the boat to leave room for the new dragonet. A chunk of shell burst off, and a small head poked out.
"Mommy? Where are you, Mommy?" It asked, cracking its shell further. Aurora stepped forward, and began crooning to the dragonet in a comforting tone. "Are you my mommy?" The dragonet asked.
"I'm your adopted mother." Aurora said.
"I'm hungry." The dragonet complained.
A/N: Sorry that it's so late, and short. I've been rewriting the remaining part of this chapter over and over again because I keep changing my mind. I'll try to get done the next part as soon as I can.
A/N: Anything between - - is written.
I yawned in the twilight. I struggled to make my eyesight focus. Damn these infernal eyes! I readjusted the egg beneath me. Riina came up from below decks. "How are you Ruska?" She asked. I couldn't quite see her, so I didn't move for fear of hitting her. I crooned an answer to her. Soon after our departure, I'd learned that I couldn't write in the deck. Riina had soon learned to interpret my body gestures and some of my speech. "I guess you don't really like being half blind." Riina said. I grunted a reply. Riina chuckled a bit, and gave me an affectionate slap. I yawned again as the day finally faded into night. I finally found Riina. She was leaning up against the cabin that I was facing. One of the humans came up from the rear of the boat.
"I still don't see how you can have a conversation with that winged snake." He said. I whirled my head to face him, and hissed at him. I badly wanted to flame this human. He was the only person on this boat that still hadn't accepted the fact that dragons were sentient. "We've spotted land." He said.
"Finally." Riina muttered, following the man back into the cabin. I settled back down with the egg. It would hatch in a few more days. The ash from its mother's body had been causing me to have growth spurts. If we didn't get on land soon, then there wouldn't be enough room for the dragonet. Riina came out a few minutes later. "Ruska, would you trust Quinn and Alex with the egg?" Riina asked. I nodded. "When they get in the raft, you need to give them the egg." Riina said, "That way, we can fly ahead." I nodded my head, and agreed. Quinn and Alex were dropping the raft into the water, and then climbed into it. I picked the egg up, and set it in the raft with only a bit of difficulty. As soon as Alex had hold of the egg, Quinn turned the motor on, and sped off towards the land. I crouched as low as I could for Riina to get on. "Ruska, if you keep growing at this rate, I'll need straps to hold me on in a few days." Riina remarked, climbing up on me. As soon as she was ready, I jumped off the boat and skimmed the water. I flapped my wings to gain altitude. I sped by Alex and Quinn in the raft, crooning to them as I passed. The land came up at a fast pace. I back winged a bit to slow down for a landing. As soon as I landed about thirty feet from the shore, a large dragon came flying up over the hills. Riina got off of me, and I hid her with my wing. The large dragon landed right in front of me, kicking up a lot of dust.
"What do you want?" I asked, still hiding Riina.
"What does it matter to you? You're just a little, young dragon." The dragon roared back.
"I'm not just any dragon! I'm the only remaining bull!" I hissed. Hopefully, I could use my position as a bull dragon to convince the other dragons to make peace with humans.
"You're the bull? This is great! You can help me convince the other females to leave the humans in peace!" The dragon said, ecstatic.
"Wait, you want to make peace with the humans?" I asked.
"Yes, they're actually an intelligent species. If you would come with me, there's a human you can talk to. As soon as you understand-" She said.
"Wait, slow down! I already know that humans are intelligent. I have one with me." I interrupted, moving my wing to reveal Riina. Riina gasped as she saw the large female dragon.
"Ruska, are you sure she won't hurt me?" Riina asked. I crooned a reassurance to her. She took a tentative step towards the other dragon.
"Your name is Ruska?" The dragon asked.
"Yeah, what's yours?" I asked.
"Aurora. What's the human's name?" She replied. Riina stood between us, trying to figure out what we were saying.
"Her name's Riina." I said to Aurora.
-Riina, this dragon is one that's already met a human. She won't harm us. She can also show us to another human settlement.- I wrote.
"Alright then, as soon as Quinn and Alex are here, we should head there." Riina said. I nodded, and crooned my agreement.
"Aurora, we're waiting for a couple more humans. Then we can go with you." I said.
"Alright, as long as they won't take long." Aurora replied. Riina was already walking down to the shore to tell the others when they arrived.
"Aurora, do you know how I could carry an egg while in flight?" I asked.
"Uh, good question. Why do you need to know?" She replied.
"A while back, I burned and ate the body of a dead dragon. I found her egg, and fertilized it. For eating its mother, I feel I should keep it with me." I explained. Riina came running back up the shore yelling something.
"Ruska, come quick! The egg is hatching!" Riina yelled. I immediately ran down to the shore, Aurora following me. The sight of Aurora startled Quinn and Alex, but I ignored that. I reached out, and pulled the boat all the way up onto the beach. A section of the egg was already marked with cracks. Quinn and Alex jumped out of the boat to leave room for the new dragonet. A chunk of shell burst off, and a small head poked out.
"Mommy? Where are you, Mommy?" It asked, cracking its shell further. Aurora stepped forward, and began crooning to the dragonet in a comforting tone. "Are you my mommy?" The dragonet asked.
"I'm your adopted mother." Aurora said.
"I'm hungry." The dragonet complained.
A/N: Sorry that it's so late, and short. I've been rewriting the remaining part of this chapter over and over again because I keep changing my mind. I'll try to get done the next part as soon as I can.