Kin (takes place during 'Trials of Life')
Dragadon flew along on her usual patrol route, deep in thought. The dreams had started coming back. They started about 5 years ago and could never see anything clearly in them. In them she was in a darkened room, with a heavy scent of chemicals around her. Echoing around the room were screams of pain and torment. Each time she would try to locate the source of the screams, but each time the screams stopped and the dream ended. And she would awaken gasping and wondering.
Recently, there was a new dream. She would be flying toward a Glukkon factory and it would suddenly blow up. She would tumble a bit and eventually regain control. Then she noticed something on the ground, moving away at a fast pace. As always she couldn’t make it out. She tried to follow it, but it disappeared.
Since then, ‘something’ was pulling at her, drawing her to somewhere. But everytime she would try, that feeling would disappear again. This kept happening for 2 months and it was starting to drive her crazy.
I wish my physic abilities were as strong as my other kin. she thought, but noooooo I had to be the biggest of the Sky dragon race instead! She snorted in frustration. Then she felt it again. She concentrated on it and followed it; she wasn’t about to lose it this time….
Spider peered over the cliff and howled. He watched with a laugh as birds and other creatures scattered as his howl echoed through the canyon. He was in a just plain goofy mood today and was hyper. He had already annoyed most of the village residents to the point were Bea had to ‘suggest’ he go for a walk to use up some of that excess energy.
He trotted along the canyon edge, chasing birds off their perches. He let out another happy howl; he didn’t think anything would go wrong this day, but it did. He just happened to step on the wrong part of the cliff edge, and it suddenly gave way. He tried to grab the edge but missed. He screeched in fear as he fell, by pure luck he landed on a small tree that was growing out of the side of the cliff face. Spider froze, not daring to move. He could tell that this tree was too small to hold his weight for very long. Sure enough the trunk started to break and Spider screamed for help….
The ‘feeling’ lead her to a canyon and Dragadon flew low through it, trying to pinpoint the source. Her heard jerked up with a cry for help echoed through the canyon. She flew quickly toward the source, and the feeling started getting stronger.
There! she thought when she spotted an unfortunate creature trapped on a tree high above the canyon floor. She knew she had to hurry…that tree looked like it was going to break at any second…
The tree then broke, and Spider started falling again. He screamed in terror as the canyon floor was rapidly coming up toward him. Suddenly something grabbed a hold of his tail and the canyon floor started to get more distant. This whole scenario was too much…he fainted…
Dragadon flew up to the top of the canyon with the creature firmly in her grip. She landed and gently put it down onto the ground.
Poor thing fainted… she thought, mildly concerned, Don’t blame it…after scare like that.
She studied it a moment; it wasn’t anything she had seen before. It resembled a BBS, but had spines and only 3 face tentacles. The tail was longer too. After a couple more minutes the creature stirred….
Spider opened his eyes with a slight groan. To his surprise (and relief) he found himself back on the top of the canyon. He heard something breathing behind him and he turned around.
Before him was the biggest creature he had ever seen. It was light lavender in color with light blue stripes, well over 100 feet tall, silver eyes and mowhawk running down its back, and a pair of wings along with four strong legs. It was looking at him with a kind expression on its face and he didn’t feel afraid of it at all. In fact…for some strange reason he felt he should know this creature.
“Are you alright?” it said in a distinctively female voice.
“Yes…” Spider answered, “Thank yer fer savin’ my tail…”
“Don’t mention it,” she said, “I’m happy to help those in need. By the way I am Dragadon”
“Spider.”
“Please to meet your acquaintance then Spider. Tell me , I have never seen anything like you before, what are you?”
“I’m a crossbreed, a creation of the Vykkers.”
“Vykkers eh?” Dragadon’s lips curled back into a snarl, “I see their torments never end. I’m surprised they let you wander around out here.”
“They didn’t, I escaped.” Spider said with a tone of pride in his voice.
“Ah…so you are against them eh?”
“Yes…I have suffered much under them. I will not go back without a fight.”
“I do not blame you. I must admit…I feel I should know you from somewhere…”
“I…have the same feeling ‘bout yer.”
“Then the gods must have meant for us to meet, I have felt a pull and ‘calling’ in my soul for the past 5 years.” Dragadon paused a moment to think, “Do you know what the Vykkers used to create you?”
“Um…” Spider thought a moment, “Only two of the parts I’m afraid: slig and paramite. No idea of the third.”
Dragadon lowered her head until it was level with Spider’s. She looked at him squarely in the eyes for a few moments before raising her head again.
“Bah…can’t tell for sure. My telepathic abilities are not as strong as my brethren.” She grumbled.
“Can’t tell what?” Spider asked, curious.
“What the third part is. I have a suspicion but I can’t confirm, therefore I will not say in case I am wrong.”
“Darn…”
“Perhaps I can figure it out later. Right now I’m afraid I must go. We will see each other again.” Dragadon then spread her wings and, with a powerful leap, took to the air, “Farewell my kin, and watch those cliff edges eh?”
“I will! Bye!” Spider called after her as she flew away. It took him a moment to realize what she just called him.
Kin? he thought, What did she mean by that?
He did indeed see Dragadon again, many times in fact over that year. Each time she called him ‘kin’ and he could never remember to ask her what that meant. It wasn’t until Nerik told him on his deathbed that he found out why they were drawn to each other. It was a bit of a shock…to learn that a dragon is your half sister….
[ August 05, 2001: Message edited by: Dragadon ]
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