Deathstalker's Story

== Prologue ==
Moon clutched her first egg. Beside her, Qibli held the other two. They were going to hatch today—or tonight, really. Two full moons were out, high above her little eggs. The egg in her talons gave a little jerk, but the two Qibli had remained still. 
"This one's hatching," she said as cracks rippled down the side of the dark golden egg. The second egg was slightly smaller, black with golden flecks. The third egg was the smallest, sandy yellow with black swirls. She felt excitement prickle as she held the egg up to her chest and it broke open, revealing a tiny hatchling. She was so tiny, dark golden with tiny teardrops on the edge of each eye. Her eyes were shining black with a hint of warm brown, like her father's.
"Hi, little one," Moon whispered to her. Taking the eggs from Qibli's talons, she placed the baby dragon into his grasp. "Awwwwww," he said, holding her up closer to his snout. "What do you want to name her?"
Moon looked at her closely. "I want to name her after Darkstalker," she said. Qibli's face broke into shock. "What?!" he asked. "But that's a horrible name! Why would we want our CHILD of all dragons to have it? Why would you even ever want to name her after HIM?!?!"
Moon shook her head. "Darkstalker was my friend, for a little while at least. And, her name wouldn't be Darkstalker EXACTLY, something more like Deathstalker, like the scorpion," Moonwatcher said, looking at the tiny tail barb that clung to the end of her tail, which was draped gently over Qibli's right talon.
"Like the scorpion..." he echoed.
== Chapter One: Chasing Sandstorms ==
Deathstalker had one sister, Oracle, and one brother, Beetle. She also had a mother, Moonwatcher, and a father, Qibli. She always asked Qibli if she was a princess, since Qibli had been adopted by Queen Thorn, but Qibli would always tell her that she wasn't going to challenge Queen Thorn. If Deathstalker was a princess, she didn’t act like one. She got into a lot of fights because being able to read minds, the things she found in them made her mad. She had a lot of scars, including one on her back, a zig-zagging one across her tail, and many others, too, even though she was only four.
"Sandstorm coming," she said, looking through some binoculars she’d gotten for her second hatching day. Of course, she didn’t need the binoculars to know it was coming; she had future vision. She’d had a vision the night before about it. Beetle, who had hatched a night after her despite being from the same clutch of eggs, looked up at his older sister.
"Really?" he asked. "Give me those." Before Deathstalker could reply, he snatched them from her talons and peered into them. "SANDSTORM!!!! TAKE COVER!!!!!!!!!" he shouted, waving his talons around. Deathstalker rolled her eyes and guided him back to their home, a cave on the side of a mountain. During sandstorms, they would block off the entrance and shelter inside until it had passed.
Once the entrance was covered and they were safely inside, Beetle ran up to his mother. "I did it! I did it!" he shouted. "I saw the sandstorm! I found it all by myself!" he said. "Good job," Moonwatcher said. "Maybe one day you'll be able to give your sister a break." Moonwatcher looked up at her oldest daughter.
"Yep. Aaaalll by himself," Deathstalker said sarcastically. Qibli smiled and walked toward her, Oracle trailing behind him. "Hey, I've been meaning to talk to you," he said, his eyes shifting to the amber earring hanging from her eye. It had been a gift from him when she was only a hatchling. "You're going to go to Jade Mountain Academy."
== Chapter Two: JMA ==
"What?" she asked. Jade Mountain was the most popular school on the continent. She felt her heart burst. "Really?"
Qibli nodded. "We went there when we were just dragonets, like you. We also saved it from destruction and, ya know, also both continents two times, so..."
Moonwatcher stepped forward, her eyes filled with pride. "We believe in you. You're strong and smart, and you'll do amazing things there."
Deathstalker glanced at her siblings. Oracle was listening intently, her eyes wide with curiosity, while Beetle was still beaming from his "discovery" of the sandstorm. "What about Beetle and Oracle?" she asked. "Will they come too?"
"They're a bit 'under-devoloped' yet," Qibli said gently. "But when they're ready, they'll have the chance to go as well."
Beetle pouted. "But I want to go now!"
Moonwatcher chuckled. "You'll have your turn, Beetle. For now, you can help us keep an eye on things here."
Beetle beamed again. "I'll tell you where all the sandstorms are!"
Deathstalker turned back to her parents, her excitement bubbling over. "When do I leave?"
"In a few days," Qibli replied. "We'll help you pack and get ready. It's going to be an adventure."
It sure would! There's seven winglets, and ten dragons plus a human in each, which made seventy-seven students!
Oh no. She hadn't even thought about her clawmate! She could hardly sleep sharing a cave with Oracle, whom she'd known all her life, let alone a dragon she barely knew!
But the excitement overpowered the nervousness, and she accepted.
== Chapter Three: Some Clawmates Await ==
Deathstalker had just arrived at her new cave. A bed sat in the corner of the room, and another one in the other side, and another one near the door. She walked up to the first bed. It matched her perfectly, sandy, rocky, cozy. Another dragon crashed into the room, a SilkWing? He walked to the hammock, setting an armful of scrolls down. He turned toward Deathstalker. No, he wasn't a SilkWing. He was a hybrid. Death had heard about him; he was the son of Cricket and Blue, Tiger Moth?
"Hi," he said, adjusting his glasses. "I'm Tiger Moth, you can call me Tiger. What's your name?"
Death narrowed her eyes. "I'm Deathstalker," she said.
Another dragon came in, also a boy. This one was an IceWing with a freckly snout. "Hi. I'm Narwhal. Most call me Seal," he said, walking up to the last bed, which was basically an ice cube, other than a polar bear pelt that lay on top of it.
"Is your mom Moonwatcher? My mom says my dad used to love your mom, but Qibli took her. I think I'm glad for that because otherwise neither of us would exist. I was named after my grandpa because he died fighting the NightWings and my dad wanted to name me after him. Who were you named after? Oh, by the way, my favorite animal is seals, which is probably why they call me 'Seal.' Isn't that funny? I think it is. Anyway, my dad is Winter, and my mom is Lynx. Did you know my dad helped save the world? I think that's really cool! I bet your parents haven't saved the world. But, who knows maybe they have! I actually have siblings too. Their names are Amur Leopard and Snowflake. I always call them Amur and Snowy, though. Do you have any siblings? Snowflake is a girl so she's my sister and Amur is my brother. Do you have a sister or a brother? I also have a pet! His name is Foo. If you're wondering why, it's because when I was little I couldn't say fox, so I said 'foo.' Isn't that funny?" Seal said, only taking a single breath before.
Wow. That was impressive. Tiger thought, turning to Deathstalker again. "I was named after Darkstalker and a scorpion. I don't know if I think that's funny. I didn't know your dad helped save the world. Both my parents have helped save the world twice. I do have siblings, they are Beetle, my brother, and Oracle, my sister. I don't find that funny." Death had to take several breaths as she spoke.
"We should get some sleep. It's going to be a long day tomorrow." Tiger Moth said, laying down on his hammock. "Night."
== Chapter Four: A Lot of Dragons ==
The day after that, Deathstalker learned about the dragons in her winglet. 
HiveWing: Treehopper
IceWing: Narwhal
LeafWing: Nightshade
MudWing: Fen
NightWing: Darkling
RainWing: Fruit Bat
SandWing: Deathstalker
SeaWing: Abyssswimer
SilkWing: Tiger Moth
SkyWing: Dawnbreaker
They were okay. Except for Fruit Bat. He was funny and
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