Here's the next chapter! Sorry it took so long, I was in the mountains of Colorado with no internet for the first week of summer, and I'm also learning Geometry over the summer; so I don't have to take it next year and just go to Algebra II. So I have to work everyday until like noon. And I'm also really bunched up trying to have fun with my family, friends, and do work. Hope you guys understand!

sorry, I didn't read any reviews again.

I could just see the certificate.

Aednat

Died by crashing to her death

Found in a heap of white feathers

May she rest in peace

I fell to the ground.

Well, I was at the island, but it wasn't what I wanted.

There was no nature in sight. There were no trees, no grass, and no vegetation of any kind. There was only dark stone, and a mountain that was so tall; I couldn't see the top. I ran a list of supplies we needed through my head.

A mushroom; home of a special toad.

A unicorn hair.

And… Gold from a dragons den.

Great, I have to find a dragon's den. This was the perfect environment for one. It was probably at the top of that mountain. I had a problem though; I couldn't fly. (Oh, did I mention; I HATE being a swan. It's not as fun as you may think.)

I tried flying once more, but to no avail; I was stuck on the ground. The only benefit of being a swan, and I didn't have it. Walking wasn't so easy either, (have you ever tried walking with flippers? No? I didn't think so. Well, it's hard) but there was nothing else to do, so I walked, or more; waddled, to the foot of the stone mountain.

Please let it not be high. I begged, but I knew it was going to be.

I slowly trudged up the mountain, flapping a few times to get extra height, but got really nowhere. I really hoped Winter and the boys were having a better time than I was. I was about 20 feet off of the ground, when I finally started to rest.

About 5,000 feet left to go. I thought.

I was about to keep going, before the whole mountain started to shake. Rocks started to tumble down and my swan feet were not made to withstand large rustling. Another rock fell, and I was thrown off of the mountain. I was sure I would fall to my death, but the complete opposite happened. I was picked up by the wind. It flowed under my wings and through my feathers until I was lifted higher than I was before. A faint whispering seemed to come through the wind, and it was all but creepy.

Hey, uh, Aednat. No, no, no.

Heyyy, Aednat. What!? No!

How do I impress a girl? Especially one like her?

She's not one for heroes, and she's definitely NOT a damsel in distress.

She's… perfect.

Too perfect for me.

What do I do!?

How does Calder do it!? He's so good with girls!

Maybe, maybe I'm not the right person for her after all.

I mean, I get all awkward and tongue twisted when I'm around her. Is that a bad sign?

I don't know.

Should I give up?

Maybe.

Yes.

Wait.

No.

I- I just have to keep trying.

I'll get to her… I hope.

I have to.

After that last sentence; the wind stopped, and I was dropped about five inches to the ground. Well, it was better than dying. I guess.

But I wasn't really paying attention to that. I was thinking about the whispering.

Was that Chet? What was he talking about. Was he talking about… me? No. That's impossible. He wouldn't be talking about me. Would he? No. I'm too… Blegh. Besides, just because he was saying my name doesn't mean he was talking about me. Did he really mean all of those things? All of these love-struck questions flew through my now tiny head.

What I didn't notice, was the amount of flame rising up around me. That is, until I saw the flames myself. When I did, I gasped and jumped back. Then another thought came to me, and I laughed.

Looks like wind boy uses his powers when his emotions get flustered too. I thought, and the thought made me smile.

I would've sat there for hours pondering the recent events. But fate was on my side. Another earthquake shook the mountain, and I could feel hot air blow across my feathers. Wait. Earthquakes don't do that. Knowing this, I made my way around the mountain, and soon found the source of the shaking. Right behind the mouth of a cave, was a dragon.

It was golden, with white horns and claws that were the same color. It was about 50 feet long, with wings that sprawled out on the ground at about 25 feet long each. It was lined with spikes from its head to the tip of its tail. The top row of its bright, white teeth showed on its bottom lip. Its eyes were closed, and it seemed to be asleep. Its breath was coming out in warm puffs, and sailing through the cave entrance.

It was time to be stealthy.

I slowly waddled past the dragon's claw, which was sprawled out in front of it, and made my way around the giant 'reptile'. Though, I soon found that there was no way around the dragon, and I had no intention of flying over the beast in fear of falling, and waking it up. (Isn't my life just grand?) So, I did the only thing left I could do. I had to climb over the dragon. I used my extreme stealth skills; which included flapping my wings frantically and only lightly touching the ground, not noticing how loud flapping really was, and made my way to the dragon's wing. Unfortunately, my stealth skills caused a few feathers to puff out into the air and, just to my luck, as I was just passing the dragon's left nostril; a feather popped out and flew into the dragon's nose. The dragon stirred and snorted, obviously disturbed by the feather. I froze in place, hoping that if I made no noise, the dragon wouldn't wake up. To my surprise, it worked! The dragon stayed asleep. Which, unfortunately, caused me to sigh in relief. And that was all it took.

The dragon's eye jerked open, and it immediately saw me. I guess fate was tired of being on my side. The dragon sat up quickly, and fear overtook me. I scattered away, only to be stopped by the dragon's claw landing on my tail feathers. It didn't really hurt, but I let out a small yelp and I was lifted into the sky. The claw brought me up to eye level with the dragon, and his eye was about 50 times my size.

He opened his mouth, and I expected a traditional phrase of , "Who dares to disturb my slumber!?" but he only let out a loud roar.

I guess he's not much of a talker. I thought.

"Who dares trespass on my domain!?" he roared.

Close enough.

I didn't have any time to respond, because he immediately spoke again.

"Well, it looks like whoever it was brought me a pretty snack!" the dragon purred.

"Help!" I yelped, but I knew that it would never come.

Sorry, again, I am going to write more, but I just didn't have time, and I didn't want to keep you guys waiting for too long.

Stay fabulous! ;)