Heartache

== Notes ==
Hi! I’m CrazyOwlDragon, but you can call me Rowlet, if you want. I really hope you like this. Uhm… yeah! Have fun reading!
== More Notes ==
I forgot to mention, this book is uhm… ah, how do I say it.. will have blackmail somewhere
== Information ==
This is Book One of my series, The Alternate Reality.
Currently, it’s not done.
Pov: Northern
Updates: Weekly, sometimes earlier
But let’s just uhm begin yeah uhm… wee? Oh! Wait!
== Differences From Canon ==
* Of course, this is a different universe, so, most things don’t exist. Ex: JMA, replaced with Dragonglow Academy
* All tribes have special scales they can get. Currently, the only examples are Northern, with really hard scales, Shadowseeker, with Feral Scales (which causes her sharp teeth and claws and makes her stronger), and Cactus, with thorn scales and a rattle-scale part.
* Also, the War of SandWing Succession has not ended.
* The Dragonets of Destiny perished in the SkyWing Arena.
== Heartache: Book One ==
=== Welcome to Dragonglow Academy! ===
==== Sun Winglet: ====
MudWing: Blubber
SeaWing: Wave
RainWing: Shine
NightWing: Eclipsestars
SandWing: Dunebug
IceWing: Frosst
SkyWing: Softscale
==== Moon Winglet ====
MudWing: Darkmud
SeaWing: Princess Ocean
RainWing: Rainstorm
NightWing: Prince Graysnarl
SandWing: Cactus
IceWing-NightWing: Northern Light
SkyWing-NightWing: Starryskies
==== Eclipse Winglet ====
MudWing: Shadowbubbles
SeaWing: Polluted Water
RainWing: Prince Wilted Fruit
NightWing: Eclipsestone
SandWing: Scorchingsands
IceWing-NightWing: Lavenderstars
SkyWing: Bloodyskies
== Prologue ==
Six years ago…
Shadowseeker clutched her egg. “Faster!” She whispered to herself. She flapped her wings. Thunder rumbled in the distance. Storm clouds approached. “No! They won’t get my egg!” Shadowseeker said. She flapped faster. Her bloodline was tainted with a power. Feral Scales. She could go faster when she was mad. Stronger. Her eyes turned red. “Almost there.” She mumbled.
She spotted her and Bloodclaw’s hut. He was a nice dragon. Well, she thought so. She dived, clutching her egg harder. Wind blasted in her face. “So close…” She said. Thunder struck her shoulder. “Ahhh!” She shrieked. She fell onto the ground, her jaw cracking. Blood leaked from her mouth. “Ow..” She whispered.
A dragon stepped out of the hut. “Oh dear, Shadowseeker! What happened?” Bloodclaws asked. “I got struck by lighting… no big deal.” She said. “Is the egg safe?” Bloodclaws reached for it. “Shadowseeker?” Shadowseeker nodded. “She’s okay.” She said. “A girl?” Bloodclaws said, hissing. “Yes.” Shadowseeker grunted, pushing herself to her feet. “I wanted a son.” Bloodclaws said. “It’s a child, like you wanted. Let’s go inside.” Shadowseeker said, wiping the blood off her face.
The egg crackled. The dragons gasped. “She’s hatching!” Shadowseeker said. The little dragonet’s head poked out. “Awwwrk? Mama?” It said, reaching its tiny talon to her snout. “Northern Light.” Shadowseeker said. “She’s so… blobby.” Bloodclaws complained. Shadowseeker glared at him and touched her claw to Northern Light’s. “Northern for short.” Shadowseeker whispered. “You’ll be safe as long as you live.” At least..
That was what she thought.
== Part One: Dragonglow Academy ==
=== Chapter One ===
Northern sighed. “Why do we have to do this?” She asked her mother. “It’s healthy, darling. Go along. You too, Lavenderstars.” She responded, pushing them lightly.
Northern sighed again and padded into her village’s school. “Hello?” Northern called. A dragon blinked. “Oh, hi! My name is Angel! Welcome!” Angel said. She was a skinny, tall dragon. She seemed to be an IceWing. She was extremely pale, and wore a crown. “Pr-princess Angel!” Northern yelped. “Oh! You don’t need to call me that! Just call me Angel!” She said. Northern nodded. “Okay.. uhm… P- Angel. Where’s my Winglet?” Northern asked. “Uhm…” Angel checked a scroll. “Moon Winglet! Alright, go along!” Angel said. Northern nodded. She overheard Lavenderstars asking her about her Winglet, and heard she was in the Eclipse Winglet. 
Northern shuddered. It was full of troublemakers. Would her sister be okay? “Poor Lav.” She whispered. She didn’t deserve it. She was a kind, smart dragon. Not a trouble-making monster. She knocked on the door of her own Winglet. “Hi.” She said to the MudWing who opened the door. “Come on in.” He had a gruff voice.
”Uhm.. hi. I’m Northern.” Northern said to the dragonets in the room. The SandWing and RainWing looked up. The RainWing blinked in awe, while the SandWing grinned. “Hi! I’m Cactus!” The SandWing said. “Uhm.. hi?” Northern said. Cactus was about to hug her, but pulled herself back. Northern blinked, tilting her head. “What’s wrong?” She asked. “I have thornscales.. I can’t touch dragons without hurting them.” Cactus whispered. “I don’t mind being hurt.” Northern said. She smiled. Cactus looked up. “You don’t?” Cactus asked. Northern nodded.
Cactus carefully reached her talons out to her. She slowly wrapped them around her. “You feel like a normal dragon to me.” Northern said. Cactus looked up. “I do?” She asked. Northern nodded. Cactus grinned.
”Yay! Someone I can hug!” Cactus said. Cactus’ barb tapped the ground as she let go. She seemed to have a little.. rattlesnake looking thing under it. Her tail shook. Tik tak tak tik tik. It rattled. Northern blinked. “What’s that on your tail?”
”Oh! I have rattle-scales! It makes usually all of your scales like that, but because of my thorn scales, it’s just my tail.” Cactus said. She’s cute. Northern thought. She blinked. What am I thinking? That’s my clawmate! She hissed in her head. “There’s too many NightWing’s here.” A pure NightWing grumbled.
”Eugh. What’s that smell?” The NightWing asked. He had a gruff voice, like the MudWing. “Oh! That’s my breakfast!” Cactus said, munching on a fried scorpion. Northern gagged a little. No. If you want a good impression on her, you have to be nice. “Uhm.. can I try one?” Northern asked. Cactus nodded with a grin, handing her one. Northern took a bite. Her tail tapped. “Oooh, that’s really good.” She said. “Gross!” The NightWing hissed.
Northern glared at him, popping the rest into her mouth. “Try one then.” Northern challenged in a daring tone. “Maybe you’ll be wrong.” Northern grinned a wide smiled challengingly. He hissed. “Fine!” He said. He picked one up and popped it in his mouth. His eyes went wide. He seemed he was about to grin, but shook it away. “It’s horrible!” He lied. Northern snorted. “Fine. It’s really good.” He said. “Yeah! Take that, Graysnarl!” Cactus said. “That’s Prince Graysnarl to you.” He snapped.
Cactus rolled her eyes. “Yeah, yeah, Prince Grumpysnarly-snacky-wacky-silly-willy.” Cactus teased. Northern held in her laugh, but made a face. Cactus grinned at her. Northern felt her cheeks going red. She looked away awkwardly. Cactus laughed quietly, and continued to eat. Great first impression.
=== Chapter Two ===
Northern heard the first gong. “Everyone, class is gonna start.” She said, flicking her tail towards the door. Everyone nodded. They knocked on the door. “Uhm, hello?” She mumbled.
A very scarred male dragon opened the door. “Prince Smolder!” Cactus shrieked.
”Who?” Northern asked. “Ohmigosh, what happened to you!?” Cactus went on, reaching her talon to Smolder’s face. Smolder hissed. “JUST GET INSIDE ALREADY!” He roared. Cactus looked down and nodded.
”Hey, it’s okay.” Northern said, patting her neck. Cactus scooted closer to her. “Noooo.…” She mumbled. Northern sighed. She sat at one of the desks. Northern squinted when Smolder turned to grab a scroll. 
He had no barb. It was ripped off. She shrieked inside. Oh my moons, that’s so horrifying. Northern thought.
“Open your scrollsssss…” He hissed. Northern quickly opened hers and began reading. “Read the whole thing. NOW!” Smolder ordered.
***
About five minutes later, Nothern put her scroll down. “Uhm, I finished reading.” She said. Smolder turned. “Oh, reeeeally? Prove it.” He snarled. “W-well uhm, it was about, uhm, IceWing’s and, er, their rivalry with, uhm…” She gulped. “Ran out of time. Read it again.” Smolder hissed. “But that’s not fair!” Cactus said. Smolder turned.
“Not fair!? NOT FAIR!? SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT ITS ABOUT!” He snapped. “I bet you don’t either.” Cactus replied calmly. Smolder drew his head back.
“And Northern was correct, for your information.” The RainWing said. “Rainstorm- well… I mean.. he’s not incorrect. Northern is right.” The SeaWing said. Rainstorm hissed at Prince Smolder.
Rainstorm opened his jaw and a black liquid shot out of his longest fangs. It hit Smolder right in the eye.
”AHHHHH!” He shrieked. “IT BURNS! OWWWW! MAKE IT STOP! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” He swatted at the liquid. “OWWWW! AHHH! IT BURNS! EEEE!” Smolder yelled louder. He lay on the floor, with his eyes burned away.
It was bubbling. “Eek!” Cactus and Northern shrieked at the same time. Smolder’s scarred face was bubbling and bleeding. Cactus shut her eyes, sniffling. She began to cry.
”Cactus..” Northern whispered. Northern brushed her talon over her face. “Don’t cry, it’s okay.” Northern mumbled to her.
”Lovebirds.” Graysnarl hissed. Northern ignored him, still trying to calm Cactus down. “Its going to be okay.”
=== Chapter Three ===
Cactus sniffled. “Will he live?” Cactus sniffed.
Northern shook her head. “No. It hit him right in the eye. He won’t live.” She whispered.
Cactus shivered. “No, no noooo…” She sniffled.
Northern brushed her talon on Cactus’ cheek. “It’s alright, your gonna be okay.”
Cactus looked up with the smallest bit of hope in her eyes.
Northern let go with the smallest smile.
Graysnarl rolled his eyes. Northern shot a glare and started walking. “How about we find a forest and get some prey, hm?” Northern suggested.
The MudWing nodded. “Darkmud. We are not going to a swamp. For your information.” Graysnarl hissed. “It messes up my scales.”
”Who said?” Northern hissed, turning with a grin. Graysnarl groaned.
Northern grinned a bit wider and turned back around. She spread her wings, flapping them in the wind. Cactus followed closely.
I wonder if she knows. Or if she returns my feelings. Northern thought. She shook her head. No.
Northern flapped her wings faster, landing in the sticky mud. “Yuck.” Graysnarl complained. “Then why did you come?” Darkmud asked. “Because I’m hungry.” Graysnarl snapped. “I heard Prince Griffin was exiled.” The SkyWing blurted out of nowhere.
”WHAT!?” Darkmud flared his wings.
The SkyWing nodded. “Starryskies, this is awful. How are we going to win the war like this!?” Darkmud hissed.
”Maybe we stop it.” Northern mumbled. “Impossible. We’re dragonets.” The MudWing hissed, flicking his tail.
”…I’ve read scrolls on alternate universes. It’s possible.” Starryskies said.
“And, uhm…” Northern began. She inhaled softly. “I’m an Animus.”
=== Chapter Four ===
Cactus gasped. “A real Animus?” She asked, getting closer.
”Er- yes.” Northern said, drawing her head back.
”No way. Impossible.” Graysnarl growled.
Northern rolled her eyes, and so did Cactus.
Northern whispered under her breath, “I enchant Graysnarl to fly up in the air and dove into a pile of leaves.”
Cactus looked at her and squinted. “Did you cast a spell?” She asked.
”Yeah. Why?”
”What is it-“ She was interrupted by Graysnarl shooting into the air and diving into a pile of leaves, like Northern enchanted him to do.
”I-it’s real!?” Graysnarl yelped.
”Of course it’s real, I wouldn’t lie.” Northern hissed.
”Focus, everyone.” Starryskies said. “We were talking about stopping the war?”
Northern turned. “Right.”
”We’re not powerful enough, and Animus magic is a dangerous force.” Darkmud said.
”Correct. But one of Northern’s parents must be an animus… right?” Starryskies asked. She turned to Northern.
”Yes.. but he’s kind of mean…” Northern mumbled.
”Huh? What do you mean?” Cactus asked.
”He.. er.. he doesn’t really care about me..” Northern whispered.
Cactus frowned. “That’s sad.”
Northern nodded.
”Hm. What about your mom?” Starryskies asked.
Northern blinked. “She has sharp teeth and claws. But nothing else.”
”That could be useful.” Darkmud said.
”My mother is not a tool.” Northern hissed.
Starryskies nodded. “We can’t do that to her. Especially when her mother might get hurt.”
I can’t believe them. Northern thought. “Agreed. Let’s just head to our next class.” She narrowed her eyes.
The others nodded. “Let’s go.”
=== Chapter Five ===
Northern angrily followed everyone to class. She snorted softly and went inside.
-
Class was over and she stretched, leaving. “Northern?” Cactus asked. Northern didn’t respond. She went to the Moon Winglet room and went in. She grabbed a scroll. 
Let’s see. She thought. She opened a scroll on Animus Magic. She began to read.
Animus Magic is a dangerous force. If used incorrectly, one could turn insane. It read. Northern twitched. Is that why my father is so mean? She thought.
Evil spells make it harder to stay yourself. It takes more your soul if you use these spells,
Invulnerability
Immortality
Love Spells
Explosion Spells
Northern stopped reading. This is terrifying. She thought. She felt her talons twitch. A weird blue glow came from her talons, the same glow that came from them when she used her magic.
”No! Not now!” She yelped. She heard talonsteps. “No! Not Cactus!” She whispered. The blue light shone brighter. Cactus opened the door. “NORTHERN!” She shrieked.
The light flashed. Northern didn’t know what spell it would be. Northern turned her head to Cactus’s terrified face. Everything turned blue.
=== Chapter Six ===
Blue. It was all… blue. And calming. And strange. Huh…? Northern thought, her mind racing, thinking of the terrible things that might have just happened.
“Cactus?” She called out. “I’m over here!” Cactus called back. Not Northern could smell smoke. And she could see. Sort of. Blue fire. And smoke. Oh no. Oh no no. I-… I used an explosion spell. Oh no oh no what do I- Her train of thought was interrupted by a squeal of pain. “AHHH!” Cactus shrieked. Northern got up, rushing to her side.
Cactus’s face had burn marks. Then Northern felt a sting of pain. It went black.
-
Northern woke up in the infirmary. “Wha..?” Northern mumbled. Princess Angel walked up- or just Angel. “Oh, you’re okay!” She said with a warm smile.
Northern blinked. “Everything hurts.” She said. Angel blinked. “Uhm, by the way…” She pointed to Northern’s leg.
Her leg was crushed. Burned. Scorched. Destroyed. Any painful and awful word you can think of. That. It was bad. Northern stared at her leg in horror. “WHAT HAPPENED!?” She shrieked.
”You might have.. destroyed your leg.” Angel said. “YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT!” Northern snarled.
“Then why did you ask?” Angel wondered, tilting her head. Northern looked at her with a grumpy face. “Just… tell me how to fix it.” Northern said. Angel shook her head. “We can’t.”
”Wh-what!?” Northern gasped. Angel looked at her sadly, without saying anything. “…Is Cactus okay?” Northern mumbled. Angel blinked. “OMG.” She said. Northern tilted her head. “Huh?” “YOU HAVE A CRUSH-“ Angel began, before Northern put her talon over her mouth. “SHH! Nobody can know!” Northern whispered. “Mmmph mrpp mph!” Angel said. Northern moved her talon.
”Its pretty obvious!” Angel stated with a smile. “I-it is?!” Northern whisper-shrieked. Angel nodded. “Cactus is fine- a few burns, slightly dislocated wing.. nothing we can’t fix. Unlike you.” Angel said the last part sadly. “Hey… at least you tried to help!” Northern said. Angel nodded. “Yeah. You’re right. I did.” At least I hope she tried. Northern thought.
=== Chapter Seven ===
Northern lay on the cot, grumbling angrily. “Northern!” Angel said, peeking around the door. Northern turned her head. “Mmph?” She mumbled. “Cactus is here to visit you.” Angel said, smiling. Northern blinked. Wait is she- is she trying to help? Northern thought. Cactus bounded over Angel and rushed to Northern’s side. Northern flinched. “Northern! Are you okay? You don’t look okay. You look sick! Do you need a hug? Do you need anything? Our clawmates are here! And your sister! You’re gonna be okay! I promise!” Cactus exclaimed, a river of words rushing out.
Northern’s clawmates rushed out, she didn’t know they cared this much.
“Hi.” Northern mumbled. She heard Rainstorm sigh a sigh of relief quietly. Lavenderstars leapt up onto Northern’s face and poked her. “SISSY!!!” She roared at her, continuing to poke her. “Nice to see you too.” Northern responded with an eye roll. Lav hopped down and grabbed Northern’s leg and poked it too. “OW!” Northern snarled, snapping her head to Lav. “Stop that!” She hit Lav with her tail. “She’s definitely more irritable than usual..” Angel said from nearby. “I’M NEVER IRRITABLE!” Northern roared. She snorted a plume of frosty smoke from her nostrils. “Rude.”
Cactus rolled her eyes. “Need anything?” She asked again. Northern shook her head. “I’m fine.” “You’ll be okay… right?” Rainstorm and Cactus asked at the same time.
That’s the one question I don’t know the answer to…
=== Chapter Six ===
wip
== Trivia ==
* Bloodclaws called Northern “blobby” in the Prologue. This is a reference to Kestrel in The Dragonet Prophecy Graphic Novel Prologue.
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