The Journey

## Chapter One

The skies above the ocean were beautiful and blue. The tribes of both Pantala and Pyrriha had joined together and criss-crossed between continents. SandWings, SkyWings, SeaWings, and a few IceWings were sent to live on Pantala, while the HiveWings and LeafWings stayed on their continent. The SilkWings and a couple of LeafWings and HiveWings were the only ones who left Pantala to live in Pyrrhia.

“Hey, Aloe Vera! What’s up with your face?” A SkyWing named Amber yelled at her, and Aloe growled. “Is it your leg? Did you *hurt* it again?”

Aloe had crippled her back left leg in the Great War. She had fought on Burn’s side, believing she was the best choice to win. Burn had proven that thought wrong, crippling Aloe when she failed to bring the correct war plans. In a fit of rage, Burn promised to kill Aloe if she saw her again. Aloe fled, finding the Talons of Peace, and hid out there for some time. After a while, she reunited with her brother, Anubis, and they hid together until they got the news that Burn was dead, and that Queen Thorn was queen. They went to meet their new queen, and she accepted Aloe and Anubis with open wings.

All the dragons in her wing snickered, except the SandWings. They hissed at the other dragons, and brandished their tails.

Aloe Vera (or just Aloe) was journeying to the Lost Continent, although now it was much less lost. Queen Thorn had chosen her and nineteen other SandWings to go to Pantala. Queen Snowfall (reluctantly) let only ten of her dragons go as well. Queen Coral and Queen Ruby let twenty of their dragons to go, so seventy dragons were traveling together in a big group. The SeaWings alternated between swimming and flying.

Aloe spotted an island, and ducked into a lowed air current. She spotted a group of *scavengers.* She wheeled around. Her brother, Anubis, *loved* scavengers, and he was also chosen to go to Pantala.

A scavenger turned its huge eyes up to look at Aloe as she circled again. She shifted her gaze, and noticed a camel. *Might as well take the camel, not the scavenger.* Aloe decided, and swooped down. She killed the camel and wheeled off with it. She heard the scavengers making distressed squeaking noises, but she just decided that they were going to kill it for themselves.

She swooped up beside Anubis. “I got lunch.”

Her younger brother turned and blinked at her. “Oh, thanks!” He tore off a bit, and ate as he flew.

Anubis was nine years old, and much smaller than Aloe. She was nineteen.

Anubis was much less prepared than Aloe, and not a great hunter. He was, however, an amazing fighter. He often used the moves Aloe Vera had taught him from the Great War.

“Hey look!” An IceWing called. “I see the Lost Continent! We’re almost there!”

## Chapter Two

Anubis had dreamed of the Lost Continent; he imagined it with bright skies, beautiful trees, and clear blue ocean. His sister, Aloe, would tell him stories. "Once upon a time, dragons lived on the other side of the ocean..."

All this story-telling made him feel like maybe there actually was more dragons out there! Maybe some with six wings, or four eyes! Maybe they had six legs, and they were fast and could spin fire!