It was one of those dark days where rain would fall from the sky. I was caught outside of my home when the water started falling. I was cold, scared and lost, I was searching desperately for shelter, until I found that cave, that stupid fucking cave, or rather tunnel. I rushed in not caring about the hard floor that I stubbed my talons on.
I kept running, trying to get as far away from the water as possible, until I reached the other side and it was hot, boiling hot, but mommy was right in front of me.
"Mommy!" I yelled as I jumped into her arms. "Water was falling from the sky and it was cold and it was scary!" I cried into her chest.
"Moon? What are you doing here?" she asked nervously. Then the headache came, the thoughts of confusion and worry coming from mommy, as well as shock and anger coming from the two other dragons I just noticed were there, it was causing my head to hurt. I clutched my head in pain and started crying as the other dragons started yelling at mommy, I couldn't tell what they were saying, I was in too much pain to listen.
Eventually the pain cleared enough and I realized we were moving, not just moving but flying, I'd never left the ground more than a jump before, let alone fly. I clutched mommy tighter, my head still hurting a little from the amount of thoughts, I wasn't used to more than one at a time.
We landed at a entrance to a palace, where I heard more thoughts, most for a brief time but others longer until, I heard a massive amount of thoughts all at once, I buried myself deeper into mommy's chest, I wanted to cry but I was to tired, it felt like hours before we entered a room, there were many dragons, and half the floor was a bright orange liquid, and there was one massive, scary dragon sanding at the center of the room. I felt hundreds of thoughts, I could barely hear anything at all but one thing I felt was the fear coming from mommy.
There was yelling and screaming, which only caused my head to hurt more. Then the massive dragon started walking towards us, mommy got even more scared and I did too. When he got to us he snatched me from mommy's arms.
"Mommy!" I screamed and tried to get away from him. But it was no use, he was too strong. He held me up to his face as I tried resisting. He said something to me which I miraculously heard.
"You are destined for greatness."
As I would later find out, he wasn't talking about my powers, mom wasn't stupid, she didn't tell them about them, no, it was because he was training me to be his successor and advise the queen to lead the tribe to greatness. And as much as I hated my father, he was right about that one thing, I was destined for greatness, just not exactly the way he imagined.
I had studied extensively about our history, about the old Nightwing kingdom, how we once all had these powers, and our rivalry with the Icewings. It was pitiful how far we fell, there were only a few dozen of us left, we were all scrawny and weak from the lack of food, so i decided when I was about 4 that I would figure out a way to take over the tribe and lead us back, to the old Nightwing kingdom, than to conquer the rest of Pyrriha, by force if necessary. After all, we were given these powers, Shurley the moons themselves wanted us to lead.
It was ambitious but I wasn't an idiot, I knew I couldn't take over the tribe, not yet and not by myself, although, my mind reading would certainly help, along with the fact I was more well fed from all the times I snuck out to the rainforest, I can see why mom was willing to leave me there for weeks at a time, I would have much preferred growing up there instead of the volcano, speaking of mom, I never saw her much after that day, and even then it was quick glances in hallways, Morosearer probably kept us as far as part as he could.
About half a year after I decided to take over the tribe I learned of the kidnaped Rainwings, if I could start a rebellion with them I could easily take power, plus it would earn me some goodwill with their tribe, so I started befriending a Rainwing named Kinkajou, during the month I actually became fond of her, we bonded over how horrible Moroseaer was, maybe she could be helpful in aligning the Rainwings with us after I take control, a powerful queen needs allies after all.
The night I was going to tell her of my plan of rebellion another Rainwing was with her, so I didn't tell her, that night I got a vision of the Nightwings bowing down to that Rainwing and them living under her rule. At first glance this seems detrimental to my plans, however, the more I thought about it the more I realized it was a blessing in disguise. I wouldn't have to fight in order to take over the tribe, I could get the Nightwings to want to separate from the tribe, once I did that I could take them back to the old Nightwing kingdom, and from there my plan would stay the same.
So the next night I went back to their cell but they were both gone. So I waited, and about a week later the invasion came, we didn't know of course, they were invisible, but as you probably know, the volcano erupted that very day, I was one of the first to escape as I was already on my way to the entrance to see the rainforest, I found mom shortly after, she was a crying mess, she was apologizing for not fighting for me,and that she would never let him take me again. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't crying a bit too.
Fortunately Morosearer died in the eruption, looks like my prayers to the moons finally worked. I also reunited with Kinkajou, she was apologetic too for not telling me about their escape. I told her it was okay and for the next 5 months my days mostly consisted of hanging out with her. I hadn't forgotten about the plan, but who would listen to a now 5 year old dragonet.
Eventually Kinkajou told me about J.M.A. and how she wanted us to attend together. Sense no one was going to even think about listening to me until I was an adult, I might as well spend the rest of my childhood making friends and future allies, and after I managed to convince my mom, I enrolled, and it helped my plan more than anyone could have predicted.
