My first work ... hopefully it will be entertaining enough for all the great folks of the interwebs ;)
That ten years of idyllic life, how I long for them to come back .
That ten years of living with mama and papa , no hardships , no pain , no nightmares , no danger .
That ten years of love, safety, happiness .
That ten years are gone and will not return , that I am sure of .
After my parents disappeared and I almost starved myself , like an idiot , waiting for them to return from their hunt . But hey , don't hold my stupidity against me . What is a hatchling ten years old , supposed to know ?
Was I not supposed to believe my parents to come back ?
Was I not supposed to be too young to hunt for myself ?
Were my parents supposed to simply disappear one day , without a single warning ?
No ! I will survive ! I will LIVE !!!
I WILL BE STRONG !!!
And one day I will find my parents . That I swear , to myself .
But for that , I have to learn so many things . To hunt (in progress/limited success) , to find my way anywhere (failing miserably/ YES I AM LOST AGAIN!!! GRRR!!!) , to identify danger (that damn Spiketail hurt... I mean Really?!? Those spikes CAN pierce my scales???) , and so many other things , that I could think about them for entire days . But that would not help me much now , would it ?
Ah , but where are my manners , mama would scold me if she saw me right now . My name is Tramas and as you might have surmised , i am a dragon hatchling . Yes ! A dragon ! The most powerful and majestic of all the creatures ever !
... the most ... powerful ...
What could have happened to my parents ?
Are they not the pinnacle of power ?
Are they not the smartest of the creatures around ?
And there is two of them ! WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ?!?
... YES I AM ANGRY ! WHO WOULDNT BE ?!?
... yes I am sad and lonely ... /sniff/ ... and scared .
Scared of being alone . Scared of never being capable as my parents wer... ARE !!!! Scared of never being able to find them . So i am scared and lonely .... SO WHAT ?!? I AM A DRAGON ! I AM Strong.... -ish .
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I am just a little hatchling after all . Small , weak , stupid ... well , in terms of knowledge , I have not learned much yet , BUT ! I AM learning ! And I am learning fast ! I am a smart boy after all ! Both mama and papa always said so ! ... Well sometimes they said that I am too smart for my own good , whatever is that supposed to mean . " heh " ... I can do it ! ... YES ! , I WILL survive on my own and find them ... wherever they are . SO ! Back to my daily grind ! What will I have today for dinner ? ... A Scalehoof ? Crawler ? Spiketail ?...
Nope ! NO Spiketail for me ! I learned my lesson ! No more spikes in my face , thank you very much !
AH! a Scalehoof ! And its alone ! ... I wonder why . Well , never mind , its big enough to fill me today and maybe , even I will have some leftover for tomorrow . Stay close to the ground , slowly , patience , just like daddy taught you , You are the hunter ! Closer .... closer , it still didn't detect you ... a little closer ... AH ! It noticed something ! NOW !!!
HA ! WHO IS THE HUNTER ? ME !!! HAHA !! ....
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... papa ... thank you for your knowledge . mama , thank you for your patience . /sniff/ ... I will be strong ....
And so our little dragon gorged himself on his tasty prey , while here and there a tear rolled down from his eyes .
Well , Scalehoofs are tasty , so I will bring the half that was left with me . It would be a waste , to leave it to other creatures around . Lets see , what to do to get stronger ? ... I have to get stronger to find and possibly save my parents . I mean , what can overpower TWO adult dragons ? Heh , what can a single hatchling even do ?... No ! I will be powerful enough to not be afraid of anything ! I am smart ! I will grow ! ... Please be safe mama and papa ... and wait for me ... /sniff/
So our little dragon continued on his journey to power and his quest to find his parents . It has been over a month , since his parents disappeared , but he quickly adapted to his new circumstances and learned to live by himself bit by bit every day , but can he be strong enough ? Smart enough ? ... Time will tell .
And so the time passed and our lost little winged lizard learned , grew and journeyed onward . But no matter how much he looked , how he searched , he could not find his parents . Not even a single trace remained and so , he went further and further from everything he knew and love . Ever onward , ever farther . In a mere week Spiketails were no danger to our little lizard friend , he is a smart little thing after all . Well , small for a dragon . Or so he thought , but truth is that , Tramas is much bigger than he should be at his age . His parents took great care of him , but even so , he is still bigger than any dragon his age . Almost a third bigger in fact ... and with size naturally comes strength and power . But see , no one told him , so our not so little dragon is not aware of his power relative to his peers . Not that any are around , since his parents valued their privacy and space . They decided to make a lair far away from their kin . Alone in the wildlands far to the south , where no one would bother them . By a stroke of luck , or maybe some long forgotten instinct , Tramas headed north . Where his kin could be found .
Will he find the help he needs ? Will they even be willing to help ? Will he survive the journey ? Well ... at the pace he is taking , it will take him a couple of years . But that may be for the better .
I wish you luck little ... well not so little dragon . Hopefully my little blessing will help you on your journey through life .
--Blessing of ;@+_!1: received--
... What was that ?!? ... WHO SAID THAT !?! ... Weird ... Maybe I am going insane , heh ... that was a
weird screech ...
Whoops , sorry little one . Though calling my name a screech , is a bit hurtful . Well I have been called
worse . No matter , sleep well little dragon , I wish you well .
