Dusty's Story

Click the amazing cover by SevenOutclaws to open!
A wip fanfiction by moi, starring Duststorm.
== Prologue ==
The moonlight filtered in through the yellow tinted window of the little house, casting beams of silver onto the wooden floor. The curtains fluttered in a warm breeze, and an owl called out once, before falling silent.
Agave watched the egg quietly, knowing his doom was not far away. Parch sat a little to the left, watching it as well. She cuddled into him, and Agave put a wing around his mate. Even if it wasn't meant to be, he still loved her.
He tucked his ruff farther under his ear, and quietly wished that Parch would stay, even when their dragonet hatched.
A little 'chip', broke the silence, and a shard of the tan and yellow egg fell off.
"It's hatching!" Parch whispered happily.
Agave smiled forcefully, knowing that with each chip, his fate came closer.
A talon reached out of the tiny hole, and to Agave's relief, it was yellow. Maybe the dragonet will look completely SandWing. He thought hopefully, before the logical part of him squashed that hope out.
An arm poked out, and to Agave's horror, it had a blue accent scale. He inhaled sharply, preparing for the inevitable, but Parch didn't seem to notice.
"Come on! You can do it!" She cheered. "Break that shell! Mommy wants to see you!"
No, she doesn't. Agave thought bitterly. Please stay in the egg. But he knew it was useless.
A large 'crack', and the entire egg shattered, leaving a tan and yellow dragonet in its place. He flapped his ruff, and flashed some of his scales rainbow.
"Amma?" He said cutely.
Parch stared, then whirled toward Agave, who ducked his head and flared his ruff, then melted his scales back into whatever color they wanted. Guilt and fear raged in his mind, so his scales became purple and white, with gold accents.
Without a word, she picked up the dragonet like it were a rotting carcass, and flung it at Agave. He just barely caught it, and carefully held him close. The poor dragonet looked so confused.
"I thought you were a SandWing." She growled in a dangerously low tone, pacing the room. Her barbed tail swung back and forth, the dark tip glinting in a pool of moonlight.
"I invited you into my kingdom, brought you into my home.  I welcomed you. I loved you. I thought I would finally have the life I dreamed of as a dragonet. But, no. You had to be a RainWing. Of all the tribes, a stupid, lazy, fruit-eating RainWing!" She had started yelling now.
"I thought we were meant to be. You and me. We would have a family, and live is a house together, dancing and laughing all night long." Parch was crying now, crying and yelling.
"You're a RainWing though! How can I live with a RainWing! You tricked me! Lied to me! Made me think that my fantasy was real! I hate you!" She screamed, and smashed the door to smithereens, flying though it, getting covered in splinters in the process. Agave could still hear her sobbing as she flew into the dark sky.
He brushed some wooden bits off the floor, and sat the dragonet down in front of him.
"Amma!" The dragonet cried, and looked longingly at the door.
"Hush." Agave said soothingly. "I'm your parent now, okay? Mamma and Dadda. I'm both. How about we go to the Rainforest? You'll be safe there."
"waiwores?" He asked, confused.
Agave chuckled. "Rainforest. But first you'll need a name." Parch would want a SandWing name. He thought sadly. What would she like?
The dragonet went to look out the door at a little swirling duststorm just visible in the light from the glowing horizon. It wasn't very strong, just enough to pick up some pieces of trash.
"usorm!" The dragonet shouted triumphantly, and Agave had an idea.
"Duststorm. That's your name!" He scooped up Duststorm and walked carefully out the door, then lifted off, soaring on the hot air currents of the desert.
"To the Rainforest!" Agave said to his dragonet. His dragonet. He smiled, thinking about how good that sounded, then continued flying into the rising sun.
Category:Fanfictions
Category:Fanfictions (Incomplete)
Category:Content (Apollo 8756)