Education for the Dragons

Ali's POV

I couldn't believe it. I'm going to Warfang School of the Ancestors. I turned thirteen only a month ago. Yet this decade went by so fast.

I remember when I was three, on that day when my dad learned more of the in that same day, I got to test out my new fire element. Now ten years later, I know I might be related to the purple dragons. I was about five years old, and I'd discovered 2 more elements I can use.

-Flashback-

I was being trained in fire element the best way we could… by my mother. My father could only use Electricity and Ice element, and he'd discovered Ice in a spectacular way. But that's another story for later.

"Ali, remember what I taught you, okay?" She stepped back, "You've grown so much in these past few years."

"Thanks, mom. Now can I show you how much I've improved?" I'd said.

"Sure, but be careful. Cy alone nearly destroyed the temple."

"I know, I was there."

5 metal dummies appeared, growling and slobbering. They circled me, obviously confident that they'd beat me.

But that wasn't the case.

They ran at me, and I jumped at the last second, letting them bump heads. They shouted cusses at me while I blew flames at the dummies. They weren't burned badly, so I decided to take them out with melee attacks.

A foul mouthed dummy was the first to go. I rammed straight through him. I turned around in time to receive a punch from a metal ape.

I was knocked back, my chest hearting. I charged the ape and sank my teeth into its neck. It howled in pain, but I wasn't done yet. I blew fire, incinerating the dummy.

Glad that wasn't a real ape I thought.

The rest of the apes came to attack me. I swiped one with my tail blade, leaving a mark on its face shaped like a lightning bolt.

I knocked him far into the air, higher than the training room, which now had an open roof. He wasn't coming down for a minute I'd guessed.

I evaded the other apes and got behind them, so fast they hadn't noticed. I blew fire at their feet to keep them distracted, while the 3rd ape was arriving just then.

"One…Two…THREE!" I yelled.

I jumped up and knocked the metal ape into his pals, and without a second thought, I lit myself on fire and blasted through all of them.

"Toasty" A voice said nearby.

I turned and saw my father Asyree, standing beside my mother.

"Nice job, bud, and you didn't destroy anything" my dad complimented.

Not too much I thought.

"Hey Dad, can I take out one last dummy?" I asked him.

"Umm, okay, I guess"

One last metal ape appeared. He charged at me, ready to kill. Then I did something I never thought I'd do.

I blew Ice.

The ape froze, with a terrified expression on its face.

I looked at my parents, who were just as surprised as I was.

"Are you part Purple Dragon?" My dad joked.

I turned to the dummycicle and felt another new breath come on. I knew this was another breath immediately.

The ice surrounding the ape was encased in earth, so fast we all jumped. I didn't even use a breath attack. Still, a green aura surrounded me.

The earth prison suddenly closed on the poor dummy, killing it quickly.

When it was all done I collapsed. My parents ran over to me, worried.

"I'm alright, but that one Earth attack drained me completely" I managed to say.

"Let's get you home, you've made us proud, almost as proud as Cyril is arrogant" my mother said.

"I HEARD THAT!" Cyril said.

"Let's go home, please" I say.

We'd left once I managed to stay on my feet.

-Flashback End-

That was 8 years ago. Time flies by doesn't it?

I was about to fly out until my dad stopped me. Now, he was about half the size of the guardians, and so were all the others.

"Hey, buddy, don't sweat school. Maybe you'll meet a dragoness who-"

"Yeah, I got it dad, thanks" I said.

He smiled. "See you later."

"Bye Dad."

He turns and heads back to the cave, muttering something about spending some alone time with my mother.

"Stop being nasty" I whispered to myself, as I flew to the city.

…..

I met with Cyrus outside the school. He was a little taller than me, despite him being hatched on the same day.

"The school's huge…" he says.

I looked at the large school. It was painted red with streaks of green, with the walls made of marble. It had open windows (of course not with glass) and large pillars supporting the building. I saw hundreds of dragons entering the main doors, some as big as me, and some only an inch or two shorter than my dad.

"How are we going to survive this?" I say.

"Let's just get inside, and start the school year without trouble."

"And let's stick together…"

…

So much can happen in 3 minutes. I got separated from Cy once we found out our classes. So much for sticking together.

I walked down a hallway to my first class. The class wasn't to start until 15 minutes, so I thought I could hang out in the hallway. I sat down and saw a group of 4 dragonesses. One of them invited me over.

I was nervous, but tried not to show it.

Once I was close enough, she asked, "What's your name?"

"Uh... Ali…"was the answer I gave.

She laughed. "You're kind of cute…"

I did a double take.

"Hey, girls, this is Ali" she continued.

Now the beautiful, smiling dragonesses were staring at me.

So is this a good thing? I thought.

"Hello? Ali?"

I looked at the lead dragoness. "Uh, you know my name. What's all of your names?"

A yellow dragoness said "I'm Halia."

A green dragoness said "Terra"

The lead dragoness said "Tina"

The last dragonesses was about to answer but she was interrupted.

"HEY, YOU!" a voice said.

I turned in that direction and saw a group of dragons all older than me walking towards us. They were obviously the jocks/bullies of this school.

Of course, there's always someone I thought.

Tina seemed worried. "You should get out of here, before-"

"Hey girls, what are you doing with this little whelp?" The lead bully said, glaring at me.

"Hello, Crewe" Tina said, glaring at the dragon.

"We'll catch up later babe," Crewe looked at me "after I tell this thing our school rules."

"Oh so you're the principle of this place? I thought you'd have better breath" I retorted, earning a laugh from Tina and company. I earned a glare from Crewe and his goons though.

"Look, pal, don't talk to those dragonesses agai-"

"Damn you're predictable…"I say.

"What?"

"Let me guess, you want me to never see those beautiful ladies again, or I'm dead. Wow, you're so original, not like I haven't read about this crap in books or anything."

Crewe growled at me. "You know, runt, I've been itching to get in a fight today."

"You itch because you've never heard of bathing" I say.

Our conversation ended as he tried to hit me. I disappeared to a ledge about ten feet above him, leaving him confused.

"Where'd you go!?" he yelled as both of the groups searched for me.

"Up here…" I said.

They looked at me, all surprised.

"How'd you get there so quick!?"

"It doesn't matter now, class starts…" I looked at the sundial, "now. See you later girls, and you things over there."

"We will get you if you bother these girls again, runt" Crewe threatened, as he left.

Tina and her friends waved at me. "Bye, Ali."

"See you, Tina" I said.

I flew down and then walked over to my class outside.

This won't be so bad after all Ithought.