This is just a bonus chapter for Mother's Day. I wanted to write this before but didn't have the time. I was busy with some work in my house. And people are talking about the Avengers Endgame movie, and few weeks ago, me and my family watched Avengers Endgame. It was so both sad and beautiful, but mostly awesome.
Anyways, enjoy!
Also, I was inspired by this song Remember Me by Thomas Bergersen. Listen to it, it's very beautiful.
It was a beautiful day in Jurassic World.
The tourists were enjoying seeing real life dinosaurs up-close and personal. There was even a petting zoo for youngsters to play with baby dinosaurs and ride with them. Restaurants and cafés are open and ready to serve the customers. The employees made sure that the dinosaurs are fed, especially the carnivores. The children were laughing and dragging their parents by the hand to take them to the dinosaurs while some run off to see the dinosaurs first, which lead the parents chasing after them. The children run past the young members of the D-Squad's, Quinn, Aggie, Gem, Damien, Kendall, and Val they were walking to the research lab to see Dr. Wu. They were doing a science project about hybridism and genetic coding. And who better to explain those things than none other than Dr. Henry Wu. As they made their way to the lab, some children run past them with their parents chased after them, calling out their children's names.
Celestia, Val's baby dragon, peeks out from Val's backpack and secretly looks at the children with their parents, especially the one with mothers. Celestia watches one mother scolding her son gently, telling him not to run off like that. The boy apologizes to his mother before he holds her hand, causing her to smile before she takes him to the petting zoo. Celestia's eyes sadden by this.
Seeing the children be with their mother made Celestia's heart sank. She always wonders who her mother was. But she wasn't sure if she even has a mother. All she could remember was hatching and the first thing she saw was Val and she thought that she was her mothers, but in a few months, she learns that she was a friend and sister figure, and not her mother. It was sad, but true. Celestia sulks back in the bag as her friends went to Dr. Wu's office.
Dr. Henry Wu is a busy scientist. Being the chief genetic engineer of Jurassic World, he doesn't get much free time. Luckily, Dr. Wu had free time today to help them with the report for their schoolwork. He explains to them about hybridism and genetic coding. Aggie and Quinn took down notes while Damien, Kendall, and Gem worked on the visual aid. Val helps them by putting pictures on their visual aid. Celestia, on the other hand, watches them work as she stays hidden in the bag. Dr. Wu's office has glass walls that separates him and the other scientists. She can't show herself to others because she's a magical creature that must be hidden.
"Thanks again for helping us with our project, Dr. Wu." Quinn thanked.
"It was my pleasure. After all, it's nice to teach science for once." Dr. Wu said with a chuckle. "And besides, it's almost Mother's Day and I'll be going to visit my mother in Ohio."
"Mother's Day?" Celestia asked curiously, still hidden in the bag. "What's that?"
Everyone looks at Celestia and realizes that she's still learning the human holidays. "Oh, well, Mother's Day is a celebration of honoring mothers that took care and supported us." Quinn explains. "Appreciating them and showing them love for their kind devotion."
"Really?" Celestia asked.
"Yup!" Val agrees and made a small yet sad smile. "Even though some mothers are gone, we still celebrate Mother's Day to remember them their devotion for us."
Celestia fall silence. She didn't ask anymore questioned about Mother's Day. Her friends and Dr. Wu notice her silence state and became concern and worried about her. She would ask them more question, but she looks like she didn't feel like asking them anymore.
"C?" Quinn spoke to Celestia as she uses her nickname.
Celestia looks up at Quinn with hidden sadness in her eyes. "Yes?"
"Are you okay? You went all quiet."
Celestia looks down for a few seconds and didn't make eye contact with them. "I'm fine." Celestia mumbles a bit before shrinking in the bag while closing it. "Tell me when you guys are finished."
As Celestia retreated in Val's bag, the others looked at each other in confusion and concern. There's something wrong with Celestia. She was always cheery but now…she's not. They wonder why, but first, they need to finish this project. So, in few hours, they finished their project. And Quinn and Aggie will be holding on to the visual aid because Damien might break it, Kendall doesn't want to put in her house (She's living with Barry as her legal guardian), and Gem and Val can't because Spinny the Spinoraptor (a hybrid between a Utahraptor and Spinosaurus, will play with it and destroy it in the process. So, the safest place for it is with Quinn and Aggie. After they finish their work, they said thank you to Dr. Wu before heading off to a clearing at the jungle with no cameras as Val opens the portal to Isola Della Vita, where their Predacon friends are. They live in safe island that was far from human society's reach. The island also has other residents four Cybertronian femmes, Dinobots, two sparkeaters, an Air Galatria name Soren, and three minicons. They live with the Predacons and they got along fine. The kids and Celestia were the only ones that can visit.
The kids and Celestia got there and were greeted by their Predacon friends. They went in Mercury, a really big ship, and were greeted by him and they greeted back. They walked to the halls and went in the Control Room. There they saw Diamond Silk, Sage, Foxtrot, Skyhowl, and Yunna. Skyhowl is a Dire Wolf Predacon while Yunna is a Cybetronian femme that was once a human. They're both Foxtrot's apprentices. They're both smart and talented to be Foxtrot's apprentices. Celestia gets off the bag and follows the others.
"Whatcha guys doin'?" Damien asked.
"Searching for signs of those Monstrums or the Equal Salvation." Diamond Silk explains as she and the ogers search for the location of those beings. Ever since they discovered about the Monstrums and Equal Salvation, the residents of Isola Della Vita became high alert. They vow to protect their little friends from those beings and keeping them safe. The kids knew that their giant friends are protective and didn't want anything bad happened to them.
"Still can't find their base?" Quinn asked them worriedly.
Foxtrot shook her head. "Not yet. We asked Angeline and Mystica to help us search for the Equal Salvation's Base."
Angeline or Angel was Val's cousin. She's somewhat related to her since she was created by Ann Heart who's is a good friend of Val's mother. Mystica is a Cybertronian femme that was made by Anna and knows magic. They have a pet named Morphy who can morph into anything.
"I hope you guys find them soon, stopping them would be good." Gem said, worried about her friends and family.
"So, what are you young ones going to do?" Sage asked kindly.
"We're going to celebrate Mother's Day." Val said with a smile.
"Mother's Day? What's that?" Skyhowl asked curiously.
"It's a celebration for mothers that took care of their family and stuff." Damien explains.
"A celebration for Carriers...that sounds interesting." Foxtrot as she types at the keyboard.
Val looks at Yunna. "Do you celebrate Mother's Fay, Yunna?" She asked.
Yunna nodded with a smile. "Hai. I celebrate Mother's Day with my Okaa-san. Before she passed away, we would go to the park together and spend our time together."
"Are you going to Japan to pay your respect to her?" Foxtrot questioned, remembering they went to the cemetery when they went to Japan.
Yunna nodded. "Hai...if it's okay."
Foxtrot this about for a few seconds before turning to Yunna. "You can go but bring Skyhowl and three others accompany with you."
That's when Rumble and Frenzy zooms in the room ins a second with grins in their faces as they salute to Foxtrot.
"Rumble and Frenzy reporting for duty!" They said unison.
Everyone stared at them in confruions. They wonder how these two minicons got here so fast and how did they hear what Foxtrot said. That's when Ravage came in, he was panting after he went after his two hyperactive brothers.
"Ah, Ravage." Foxtrot spoke, causing the panther minicon to look at her. "You are assigned to escort Yunna and Skyhowl to Tokyo, Japan. And keeping an optic on your brothers."
Hearing this, Ravage straighten himself up, as he was trying to impress Skyhowl that he was ready. "Yes, Ma'am." Ravage said respectfully.
"Good." Foxtrot said with a nod. "Be back safe and try to make sure that Rumble and Frenzy don't steal anything."
"HEY!" Rumble and Frenzy yelled from the background.
Yunna giggled by that and soon she, Skyhowl, and three minicons walked out of the room while the others went to their business. The kids went outside and sit by the lake to talk about their Mother's Day plan. Celestia watched as her friends were going to celebrate Mother's Day. Val said that she and Uncle Owen are going to visit Grandma Susan, Owen's mom, at her house. Gem said she's going back to her island to spend time with Avani the Spirit of Earth and Kaimana the Spirit of Water. they're both technically are her somewhat 'Mothers'. Quinn and Aggie are going to California and celebrate Mother's Day at the Santa Monica Pier with Marco. Damien is going to Veracruz, Mexico with Jay, Mike, and Isabella. They have relatives going to there for a family reunion and celebrating Mother's Day there. Kendall, Alex, and Sofia are going with them too because Sofia's parents are going there to celebrate Mother's Day. And a great opportunity for Sofia's parents to meet Jay. As they made plans to celebrate Mother's Day, Celestia feels…left out. She felt like she was missing something in her life.
Her friends have mothers, even though some were gone, yet they remember what they look like and how they took care of them. Celestia never even knew who her mother is or what she looks like. She was only an egg when Val found her. She always wonders where was her mother, was she thinking about her?
"Hey, Kendall? Does your planet celebrate Mother's Day?" Quinn asked Kendall.
"We have that similar holiday." Kendall said. "In my planet, our culture is to show their survival skills to their parents to see their children are ready to take the next big step to be warrior."
"Wow, that is one though Mother's Day present." Damien complimented.
"It is, but it is a great gift for both our parents to be proud of." Kendall explains, remembering the happy moment she had when she shown her parents that she survived the Wilderness on her own.
"Ye maun've really miss your family." Aggie said softly.
"I do, but I will always remember them in my soul and heart." Kendall explains with a small smile.
Celestia felt a sadness in her heart as her friends talked about their Mother's Day plans. Celestia felt the emptiness in her heart return. She doesn't feel like hearing about mothers today. So, she got up and walked away. Val notices her leaving and turns to her.
"Celestia? Where are you going?" Val asked, causing her friends to look at Celestia.
Celestia stops and turns to her friends. "I'm going for a walk."
"Do you need company?" Quinn asked.
"I'll be fine, I just…need time for myself." Celestia hesitated a bit before walking out of the field.
The others looked at each other in concern and confusion. There was something wrong with Celestia. She's seems so…sad. Celestia was always cheery and happy, always putting a smile on her face. But now, she doesn't feel like herself. They became worried about this, but Kendall knew why.
"What's wrong with C?" Damien asked. "Isn't she supposed to be happy that she's going to meet your grandma?"
"She was, but she seems sad. I don't know why." Val answered worriedly.
"I think I know." Kendall said, causing her friends to look at her.
"You do?" Gem asked.
Kendall nodded. "Yes, Celestia is missing her mother." She answered, surprising everyone. "Think about it, we were talking about how we remember our mothers and how we spend time with them."
"Celestia never knew her mother." Quinn said sadly. "She was found by an egg when Val got a dime from the Tooth Fairy after she lost her tooth."
"That wasn't my fault!" Damien suddenly blurted out, causing Kendall to look at him confusion.
Kendall turns back to Quinn. "That is why Celestia is sad, she feels left out because she has no mother."
"She feels left out." Val said in sympathy.
Her friends agreed with her. it must be hard for Celestia for not knowing who her birth mother was. Maybe that was the reason for her to leave, she was sad because she never got to meet her mother. And she wants to know what is like to have a mother. Someone who loves her and someone that she can remember.
"We should talk to her." Quinn suggested.
"Aye, Ah believe C needs someone tae talk tae." Aggie agreed.
"Sooo…where was Celestia going?" Damien suddenly asked.
Celestia was walking through the path of the jungle with her head down. She wasn't feeling herself and didn't bother where she was going. She felt empty inside. She really wanted to know what it was like to have a mother. And what was it felt like to be loved by one. As she walked, Celestia felt the ground became cold and soft, followed by crunching sounds of snow. Celestia looks up and notices that she was in the snow part of the island. She was so lost in thoughts that she didn't notice that she walked all the way here. But she had to go back, her friends are probably wa-
Suddenly, a beautiful icy butterfly came fluttering to her. This surprised Celestia a lot since butterflies don't survive at the winter. However, upon a closer look, she notices that the butterfly was actually made of ice!
Celestia stared at the butterfly in awe as it flutters away, leaving a small trail of ice sparkles. Celestia became curious and decided to follow it. As she did, the butterfly was flying towards an icy wall, as if it was leading the baby dragon. Celestia got closer, she saw a hidden crack. It wasn't big, but it was big enough to fit Celestia or Val. The butterfly enters the crack. At first, Celestia was hesitant. She didn't know if she should enter or not. But she was curious and so she followed the butterfly inside the crack. Celestia follows the butterfly as it maneuvers itself to the icy path. Celestia follows the butterfly easily as they made to the end. And once they reach the end, Celestia gasps in shock and amazement on the sight before her. Right in front of her was a beautiful ice cavern, icy walls show her reflection, even the floor. Celestia walked as she stared at the reflection of the icy walls. She didn't notice that the icy butterfly disappeared. Celestia didn't even bother to know where the butterfly went as she stared at her different reflections. She saw her reflection either tall, wide, short, or round. She would giggle at her funny reflection, feeling the sadness slowly disappearing from her heart. She then stops at curtain reflection where she sees herself like she was a fully-grown dragon.
"Oooo…" Celestia croons in awe at the reflection.
Unaware to Celestia, Glacia the Spirit of Ice and Snow was watching her from afar. Her icy blue eyes looked at Celestia as the little dragon looks at her reflection. Glacia raises a one hand and made a gentle wave. Suddenly, Celestia's reflection rippled, startling the baby dragon in the process. Celestia stared at her reflection as it slowly changes to a beautiful dragoness. The dragoness has icy blue scales, pure white wings as well as an underbelly and claws. The dragoness icy blue eyes looked at Celestia's wide emerald eyes with a kind and gentle smile. Celestia stared at the beautiful dragoness with wide eyes and wonders.
Was this dragoness her mother?
Celestia slowly lifts a paw and placed it on the icy wall and the dragoness did the same as she gently placed her claw, dwarfing Celestia's paw. Celestia could feel her eyes water a bit. The dragoness continues smiling at Celestia gently.
"M-Mommy?" Celestia whispers to the dragoness reflection.
The Dragoness smile slowly widens at that before she lowers her head towards Celestia. And instantly, Celestia pressed her head against the cold wall, but she didn't fell the coldness, but a warmness as the dragoness. Celestia whimpers, feeling the weight in her chest vanished. She finally knows what her mother looks like. As they withdraw, Celestia's mother looks at Celestia with lovingness in her eyes. Celestia looks at her mother with a whimper with a small smile.
"Why did you go?" Celestia whispers.
"She didn't have a choice, young dragon."
Celestia jumps with a yelp of surprise. She turns around to see Glacia, the Spirit of Ice and Snow coming to her. Glacia stood beside Celestia, who looks at the Ice Spirit. Glacia looks at Celestia's mother in the reflection. Celestia's mother was looking at Celestia as the baby dragon continues looking at Glacia and slowly with hesitation, asked a single question.
"D-Do you know my mother?"
Glacia didn't turn to her but answered to her. "Not personally, but I did help her once."
"O-Once?" Celestia asked.
Glacia turns to Celestia and nodded. "Indeed, I helped her save you from danger."
Celestia's eyes widen in shock by this information. That means…her mother didn't leave her on purpose, she left her to protect her. Celestia stared at her mother with wide eyes and felt her eyes water. All this time, she thought that she never had mother, but now she knows that she had to leave out of love.
"What happen too her?" Celestia dared to ask.
Glacia didn't respond to the baby dragon. She just looked at Celestia's mother, but Celestia was desperate to know. "Please…what happened to her?" Celestia begged.
Glacia could sense Celestia sadness and desperation, however, she didn't want to tell her the truth because it would hurt her even more. Glacia looks at Celestia gently and lowers herself until she almost reached Celestia height. The Ice Spirit gently placed a hand on Celestia's face.
"The lest you know, the better, little one." Glacia said before she looks at the reflection.
Celestia looks at the reflection and asked. "I-Is my mother there?"
"In a way, I used some of my magic to allow you to see what your mother looks like." Glacia said to her.
Celestia looks at Glacia in surprised. "Y-You know that-"
"Yes, little one. I could sense that you wanted to see your mother. After all, it's almost Mother's Day." Glacia informs her as she stood up.
Celestia smiles at her before she turns to her mother's reflection. "What's my mother's name?" She asked the Ice Spirit.
Glacia looks at the Celestia's mother's reflection for a few seconds before answering to Celestia. "Your mother's name is Celestinya."
Celestia looked at Galcia in surprised. Her mother's name is the same as her! Glacia turns to Celestia with a small smile on her face. Celestia saw this and smiles back before looking at her mother's reflection and smiles at her.
"Happy Mother's Day, Mommy." She whispers.
As if she heard her, Celestinya's reflection smiles at her as she slowly faded to reveal Celestia's reflection. Celestia continues smiling before turning to Glacia with happiness.
"Thank you, Glacia." Celestia said with a bow.
Glacia saw Celestia bow at her and she did the same before she kneels at Celestia's height, causing the little dragon to look at her.
"No matter where you are, your mother will always be watching over you. And remember, you are not alone."
With that said, Glacia opens the palm of her hand to reveal the ice butterfly. Celestia awed at it as Glacia gently blew the ice butterfly at Celestia, causing the ice butterfly to flutter over to her and soon the world around changed, revealing Celestia was outside. Celestia looks at the wall and notices that the crack was gone. Celestia was amazed by this before she notices that the ice butterfly was fluttering over to her. Celestia saw this and smiled as the ice butterfly lands on her nose.
"Thank you." Celestia whispers gently.
The ice butterfly flies away, disappearing through the wind. Celestia smiles at that before she went back to the others. As she leaves the snow part of the island, she walks through the jungle's path and headed the center of the island. When she was almost there, she notices that her friends were looking around. She guessed that they became worried for her. Celestia made her way to them, causing them to look at her direction and became relief by her presence.
"C! Thank goodness!" Quinn said in relief as Celestia went over to them.
"Sorry, I just needed the time to think." Celestia said.
"Yeah, and we know why." Kendall said, causing Celestia looks at her. "You wanted to know what is like to have a mother."
Celestia looks down and nodded. They now know why. "Yes…"
"C, if ye want tae talk about it…we're always be there fur ye." Aggie said.
"It's okay, I already know." Celestia said with a smile.
"You do?" They all asked unison.
Celestia nodded with a hum. "Mm-hmm…"
"D-Do you know her name?" Val asked her baby dragon.
"Yes, her name is Celestinya." She answered.
They all smiled at her, knowing that Celestia finally knows her mother. "Well, we should get ready. Mother's Day is few days away." Quinn said.
They all agreed as they made their way home, but before they do, Celestia looks up the sky and smiled, as she finally knows who her mother is.
It was something that she will cherish forever.
Happy Mother's Day!