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[center][size=6][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]Fall of the Night: A Pinkerlocke[/b][/font][/color][/size] ----- [img]https://d1uyvls174j03l.cloudfront.net/soundcloud-en/attachment/2cf1d7ad-c9df-4769-a9a2-852ec1a883d9.png[/img] ----- [i]"We get burned. We heal. And then we reach back into the flames convinced we'll eventually end up fireproof."[/i][/center] ----- Welcome to my Pinkerlocke! I'm basing this one off of a character in my first Pinkerlocke, Echo. I'm going to try to write story every day that I can and probably fail at that but that's alright :3 Here is my [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/2443818]first[/url] (discontinued) Pinkerlocke if you'd like to read that. Update: I've discontinued this Pinkerlocke as well. Thanks for coming along on the journey with me! Update 2: I was trying to make a few post based on this format and accidentally edited this one so I lost the entire Directory so uh yeah, that won't exist anymore ^^' I also lost the link to my header picture. So it'll just be different now *cries* ----- [center][size=5][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]Pinglist[/b][/font][/color][/size] @/Sugarkit @/Aetherstorm @/Drachenschwinge @/zombieshed @/Midwinter @/Solaristigres @/demitri @/Snowfoot [/center]

----- [center][size=5][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]Dragons[/b][/font][/color][/size] ----- [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=42342132][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/423422/42342132.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48149010][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/481491/48149010.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48132545][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/481326/48132545.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48434064][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/484341/48434064.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48191220][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/481913/48191220.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=47938875][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/479389/47938875.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48782069][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/487821/48782069.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48379105][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/483792/48379105.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=44881055][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/448811/44881055.png[/img][/url] -----[/center] [center][size=5][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]Other Mentioned Dragons[/b][/font][/color][/size] ----- [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48089446][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/480895/48089446.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48343334][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/483434/48343334.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48434468][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/484345/48434468.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=38929191][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/389292/38929191.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=49032404][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/490325/49032404.png[/img][/url] -----[/center] [center][size=5][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]Graveyard[/b][/font][/color][/size] ----- I'm putting links to the dragon to avoid spoilers :3 [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48149010][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/trinket/28262.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=47938875][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/trinket/13399.png[/img][/url][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48132545][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/trinket/21402.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][size=5][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]My Slightly Modified Rules[/b][/font][/color][/size][/center] ----- [b]Original Thread[/b]:[url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/1525830]xXx[/url]. ----- [u]Basics:[/u] [LIST] [*]A death in the Coliseum means I flip a coin. [list] [*]Heads = that dragon will give in to the evil side. [*]Tails = that dragon must be exalted and is considered dead.[/list] [*]All loot obtained in the coliseum is irrelevant, as is the loot obtained from gathering. [*]There are no restrictions about applying apparel to your dragons. Do whatever makes sense to you. Same goes for familiars. [*]And, most crucially, all nuzlocke activity corresponds with the loot you obtain daily from Pinkerton's plundered pile! [*]Also if I've already done my stuff for the day and I'm bored, I might go to Crim and do another entry :3 [/LIST] [u]Food:[/u] Coliseum time! [LIST] [*]Plants: 10-20 matches [*]Insects: 20-30 matches [*]Seafood: 30-40 matches [*]Meat: 40-50 matches [/LIST] I am doing this challenge in sort of customized medium mode, meaning I choose the dragons using a random number generator and throw them in the venue one tier down from the highest level dragon. I can flee battles and back out after a match is over but I can't reload during a battle to save anyone. [u]Materials[/u]: Extra writing! [u]Trinkets:[/u] More battles! [LIST] [*]1 Star: 10 matches [*]2 Star: 20 matches [*]3 Star: 30 matches [*]4 Star: 40 matches [*]5 Star: 50 matches [*]Shiny Star: New Dragon [/LIST] [u]Familiars:[/u] Buy the cheapest dragon in the auction house of a specific breed. Use a random number generator (between 1-14) to determine which breed you will get! [LIST] [*]1. Fae [*]2. Guardian [*]3. Mirror [*]4. Pearlcatcher [*]5. Ridgeback [*]6. Tundra [*]7. Spiral [*]8. Imperial [*]9. Snapper [*]10. Wildclaw [*]11. Nocturne [*]12. Coatl [*]13. Skydancer [*]14. Bogsneak [/LIST] [u]Apparel:[/u] Good Things! Use a random number generator (1-100). [list][*]1-10 = A dragon on the evil side turns good. [*]20-100 = Breed two of your dragons or gene/breed change a dragon. Who you pick is up to you. If none of the dragons are RTB or it doesn't fit the story, write about friendship and bonding or romance, or if you're desperate for drama, buy a hatchling from the AH/hatch an egg.[/list] Note: You must flip a coin for each hatchling once they hatch. If tails, the dragon is dead and you must exalt it. [u]Battle items:[/u] Death Streak Death Streak rules: Randomly select three dragons using a random number generator. Fight in the coliseum using the "food" rules 10 rounds consecutively (ie. you cannot leave that arena), quitting midway if a dragon dies.

[center][size=5][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]Day 0[/b][/font][/color][/size] ----- [item=sanded pine plank] I had this pre-written beforehand so here's a prologue thingy right off the bat :D Also Echo is technically 6 months old but in the Pinkerlocke she's still a hatchling shh I apologize in advance if this piece of writing makes no sense, hopefully it will be explained in time XD[/center] ----- Echo felt blurry. She couldn't remember her past, or anything at all. Her entire body was weak, limp, broken as she stumbled her way forwards. After everything that happened-- she didn't know what happened, just that something had happened-- she was still here. She almost wished she wasn't. Struggling hard, Echo managed to open her eyes. But there was nothing to see. It was all dark. Dark and black and nothing. Void. She stumbled another step, hoping for light, any light at all. But she caught nothing but air and fell forwards, rolling down a hill of hard rock. And all of a sudden, she could see. [b]"Hi,"[/b] a voice said. It was warm, welcoming, and all Echo wanted was to accept it. She raised her head weakly and saw the source of the light and sound-- a Nocturne like her. Except he was shining, reflecting moonlight off his scales. He was flashy while she was plain, glowing while she lingered in the dark. [b]"What's your name?"[/b] he asked kindly. [b]"Name,"[/b] Echo repeated softly. [b]"Echo."[/b] She shivered. The air suddenly grew cold, so cold. [b]"Echo,"[/b] the dragon mused. He smiled, but when Echo looked up it was not a pleasant smile. Suddenly the glow around him didn't seem as appealing. [b]"Greetings, Echo. I believe we have met before."[/b] And then all the memories came flooding back. Ones she'd thought she'd forgotten. Echo collapsed. How many lives had she lived? How did she not understand that she was cursed, suffering? All this time, centuries, perhaps. Life after life. In each one, following one dragon and only able to repeat what they said. She remembered living at least a hundred lifetimes now. It hurt her head. And she had limited speech in all of them, only able to echo one dragon that she was bonded with. But now she was free. Almost. She just had to get through this one thing and then escape. She knew what he wanted and she knew that it wasn't what she wanted. [b]"No,"[/b] Echo whispered. The Nocturne tilted his head. [b]"Why not? We could be great, Echo. I've lifted your curse so you could join me. A second chance. Will you?"[/b] He seemed so sincere, so pure. But Echo knew what he was capable of. [b]"No!"[/b] she cried out desperately, scrambling away from the beautiful Nocturne. [b]"No no no!"[/b] [b]"You loved me,"[/b] he seemed genuinely confused. [b]"I love you."[/b] [b]"You. Curse."[/b] Echo corrected him, trembling as she backed away. [b]"You c-- cursed me. So I always. Return. To you. After every life."[/b] He shook his head. [b]"I thought you wanted a million chances to live. That's what you told me, wasn't it? But I couldn't have you falling in love with other dragons each time, which tends to happen more often when dragons can speak for themselves. There's a certain attraction about someone with independence. I couldn't have anyone taking advantage of that part of you. Echo, I was protecting you."[/b] [b]"Not protection,"[/b] Echo whimpered. [b]"Not love. Suffering."[/b] She couldn't walk or fly so she crawled away from the light, away from her former lover. As fast as she could. [b]"Echo!"[/b] he protested, but the little Nocturne didn't stop. [b]"Echo,"[/b] his voice quieted. [b]"I'm joining the other side."[/b] Echo froze. [b]"O-- other side?"[/b] The Nocturne confirmed, his eyes hardening. [b]"Other side. I'm going to give in to the dark energy. I'm going to be the first to give in."[/b] He smiled proudly, darkly. [b]"And I can promise you I won't be the last."[/b] [b]"You will. Be the last."[/b] Echo turned around and shakily but surely met his eyes. [b]"You'd be surprised at how weak dragons are, Echo,"[/b] he laughed. [b]"After all, I brought you here against your will, didn't I? Here, to the darkest place in all of Sornieth?"[/b] Echo went pale. The Nocturne's honest smile turned slowly, slowly into something of an evil smirk. [b]"Run, Echo. Run,"[/b] he murmured. [b]"I'll let you go one more time. With your memories and your free speech this time, how about that? It's been kind of boring and war seems fun."[/b] Echo's eyes widened. Her head couldn't think of an escape plan fast enough. This was her fate, wasn't it? To die like this, to be imprisoned forever. The Nocturne continued with a dead calm. [b]"One more life, Echo. Next time you die, you'll join me. I'll be ready. I'll finally be ready. Ready... Ready... ready... ready... ready... ready... ready......"[/b] The voice echoed in Echo's head, over and over again. She couldn't let it get to her. Echo scrambled away, to the end of the void, if she could find it. And there it was, she threw herself forwards and rolled down another hill. At the bottom, strength surged into her wings and she lifted herself in the air, diving for the bright sunlight up ahead. And then she was falling, falling... ----- [center]@Sugarkit ----- Spooky and mysterious 0.0[/center]

[center][size=5][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]Day 1[/b][/font][/color][/size] ----- [item=stardust sap lamp] Ooh pretty! It's 1 star so only 10 matches. But those 10 battles were oddly nerveracking; it's been a while since I battled with dragons other than my Lv 25 warriors with Eliminate And I only just realized that Echo's already Lv 4 from my previous Pinkerlocke so hopefully it doesn't count as cheating ^^' I mean, she does have a bit of battle experience? [/center] ----- [center][img]http://flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=0&body=81&bodygene=10&breed=13&element=8&eyetype=0&gender=1&tert=78&tertgene=10&winggene=1&wings=149&auth=1287d8f518329447f881f460c95e2677ffce1700&dummyext=prev.png[/img][/center] Lena spun in the sky joyfully. What had she done to be so lucky? Oh yeah, she'd escaped from her horrifyingly miserable dad. That was definitely worth celebrating. Celebrating! Lena loved to celebrate. That was something that happened a lot in her old Clan. She'd go back if she could, but of course that would take way too long to find, and Lena didn't want to be stuck in the past. The future was so much more bright! Lena couldn't wait for the future. The little skydancer closed her eyes and did a back flip, letting out a loud [b]"Whee!"[/b] as she twirled in the wind. Where now? There were so many possibilities, and Lena, who had learned nothing about any map-related stuff at all, had no idea what any of them were. She let out a laugh at her foolishness. Oh well, no time to regret anything now! The Windswept Plateau was such a blessing. All this wind and sky and no trees to watch out for! Lena dove forwards into a front flip with full energy... and promptly crashed headfirst into the ground. [b]"Oof,"[/b] she lay on the soft, velvety grass. The world was spinning, twisting. Was that normal? It was probably normal. It felt nice as long as she didn't try to lift her head. It was kinda cool, actually seeing the clouds all blur together into one weird white thing that strangely resembled a whale. [b]"Whale!"[/b] she cheered. Lena knew about whales because her mom told her they were big and she liked big things so she researched them! It was the only reason she ever went to the library. [b]"Are-- Are you? Okay?"[/b] A small, stammering voice approached Lena. It seemed really far away but also was it talking to her? Lena wasn't sure but she probably looked like an idiot anyway to any onlookers so she responded. [b]"I'm fantastic!"[/b] she said, extremely proud of the big word she used. [b]"I'm Lena! Of course I'm fantastic! I'm so fantastic that I could eat five strawberry bushes RIGHT NOW if you told me to. Wanna see?"[/b] There was no response for full two seconds and Lena decided that she was probably just hearing things. Maybe she had hit her head too hard and hallucinated someone asking her if she was okay. She always wanted someone to care about her. But not her dad. Her dad was mean. At least the sky had stopped spinning now. Lean was disappointed to see that the not-spinning clouds looked more like a bunch of weird bird thing with wings rather than a whale. [b]"You look. Really dizzy?"[/b] the voice said. Lena jolted back into reality in excitement. She really was talking to another dragon! Even if this dragon was sounding extremely unsure of itself. She liked confidence but hey, everyone has to start somewhere, right? [b]"Maybe I. Should get a... a... a... healer."[/b] Lena shook her head and immediately regretted it. Ouch. Headache. [b]"No need, friend! I am great, thank you very much,"[/b] she added indignantly. To prove it, she jumped to her feet, which then gave in under her and collapsed. It was very disappointing. [b]"Oh, well,"[/b] the voice said uncomfortably. [b]"Hey, yo, could you maybe get my legs to work?"[/b] Lena, feeling too weak to move any other part of her body, moved her eyeballs so that she could look up at the dragon that was talking to her for the first time. [center][img]http://flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=0&body=174&bodygene=0&breed=11&element=3&eyetype=0&gender=1&tert=52&tertgene=0&winggene=0&wings=153&auth=a4739c9b557f24a4c316fe15678574203738c017&dummyext=prev.png[/img][/center] It was a little bat dragon, green and purplish, kinda spooky looking. She loved it! Well, she. It was a she now. Not an it. She was not an it. Lena shook her wings out and beamed with absolute delight. [b]"You're a bat! Yay!"[/b] [b]"Um."[/b] The bat dragon scrunched up her face nervously. [b]"No. I mean, no. Not bat. You want, a? Healer?"[/b] [b]"Sure, if they can get my legs to cooperate with meuuhghldkjgh,"[/b] Lena's voice suddenly warped into a blob of jumbles as her tongue went limp. [b]"Sothey,"[/b] she tried to apologize but now her mouth refused to work. The sky seemed to be fading, the sun getting brighter. The bat dragon was a blur now too. That was really weird-- ----- [center]@Sugarkit ----- Aannndd we end it there :3 Shoutout to Sugarkit for helping me pick Lena out of the AH and for naming her![/center]

[center][size=5][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]Day 2[/b][/font][/color][/size] ----- [item=runed tuft of fur] A material :3 -----[/center] Echo froze in a panic when she realized that Lena in front of her had gone unconscious. What was she supposed to do? She was way too small to carry anyone at all, even another small hatchling. But she couldn't just leave the little dragon all alone to go seek help. A monster could come and eat her. That would be bad. Very bad. Echo decided the best thing to do would be to look around in the area around them for a Clan or a town. She could just return to the little skydancer every once in a while to make sure she was okay. First, Echo searched in the direction of the sun. It was warm that way. But there was no civilization around them. So she returned to check up on the unconscious Lena and tried again. Still, nothing. And she was too afraid of bad things happening to go any further than a few minutes' flight away. She went back and repeated the process anxiously, over and over again, resisting the urge to just curl up in a ball. She had to do this. She had to help her new friend. And on the sixth attempt, she saw something interesting. In the distance was a few moving dots of pink and orange and green and purple in the sky. Echo made her way closer and saw some tents and huts. Excitement flourished in her. A Clan, or maybe even a few Clans or a town! There had to be a healer or somebody who could help. The little Nocturne hurried back to Lena, trying to figure out if she should try dragging her or just go get help and have someone bigger carry the Skydancer away. And then she heard a yelp. Echo quickened her pace and her heart sped, flying low to the ground and quickly, the wind's current helping her. She arrived at the spot in a distressed daze, expecting the absolute worst. [i]What if Lena had been killed and it was all her fault or if she was kidnapped or what if another dragon came and thought she was dead and threw her somewhere to rot oh no what if--[/i] She forced herself to look up and... Well... There was now a new dragon. Sitting on Lena, who was now obviously wide awake and glaring hard at the Pearlcatcher on top of her. [center][img]http://flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=0&body=149&bodygene=1&breed=4&element=3&eyetype=0&gender=0&tert=134&tertgene=7&winggene=1&wings=145&auth=8e5fb1e83ba1732604a30a56d45d580694633eb0&dummyext=prev.png[/img][/center] [b]"What in Sornieth are you doing?"[/b] Lena shrieked. The Pearlcatcher, who seemed to be a little older than both of them, got off of Lena awkwardly. [b]"I thought you were a bush,"[/b] he mumbled sheepishly. The little Skydancer looked even more enraged and Echo winced as her ears nearly went deaf. [b]"ME? A BUSH? That is the worst insult I have EVER heard in my whole LIFE. I'm deeply offended,"[/b] she said in a huff. [b]"Oh, well, that's not my problem,"[/b] the Pearlcatcher shrugged. [b]"Well, I'll just leave now."[/b] [b]"Not so fast!"[/b] Lena put a wing in front of the Pearlcatcher, who haughtily stepped over it. So then she jumped in front of him and the Pearlcatcher stopped walking, looking down his nose at her. [b]"What?"[/b] he said, annoyed. Lena grinned mischievously, glancing back at Echo. [b]"Get over here, friend! We're gonna do introductions."[/b] Echo shyly shuffled over to them. [b]"Hi,"[/b] she said. She was really bad at speaking after not doing it for herself for so long. It was a lot easier to just repeat what others said. There was dead silence. Echo continued with extreme awkwardness, [b]"Introductions. I am Echo."[/b] The Pearlcatcher frowned at her. [b]"Weirdo,"[/b] he turned away from Echo. [b]"That's mean,"[/b] Lena slapped him. [b]"I like your name, Echo. Anyways, I'm LENA! It's the best name in the world,"[/b] she bragged. [b]"And you?"[/b] she turned to the Pearlcatcher. [b]"Oh my Windsinger, why am I doing this,"[/b] he sighed dramatically. "[b]I'm cool."[/b] [b]"No you're not,"[/b] Lena shook her head fiercely. [b]"And I asked for your name, dummy."[/b] [b]"Yeah, I know, I'm Cool."[/b] Echo suddenly got it and let out a giggle. Who in the world names their hatchling Cool? Cool turned his glare to Echo. [b]"Who are you laughing at?"[/b] he challenged. Echo fell silent, feeling her cheeks heat up. Lena stood up and stomped in frustration. [b]"You're not very nice. You yell at Echo and all I did was ask you for your name and you keep saying that you're cool-- ohhhh,"[/b] she realized and sat back down. [b]"Whoops!"[/b] she beamed. Then she burst into laughter. [b]"Why in Windsinger's name did your mom name you [i]Cool[/i]?"[/b] she nudged Echo as she toppled over in giggles. [b]"I am so sorry for you, buddy."[/b] Cool gritted his teeth. [b]"Excuse you, my name is quite dignified. My siblings were named after traits that water could have, thank you very much."[/b] [b]"Oh, sure,"[/b] Lena chortled. [b]"What'd they name the others? Deep water? White water? [i]Clear water?[/i]"[/b] Echo smiled at this, nervously looking at Cool to make sure she wouldn't be yelled at again. [b]"Actually, yeah,"[/b] Cool admitted pompously. [b]"Except it was Still water instead of White. You got the rest right, I'll give you that much. Don't get too excited."[/b] Lena literally lost it then and dissolved into laughter. Echo patted her awkwardly on the back. She found Cool funny too but she had only giggled a little. He kinda scared her. He was overly arrogant in a way that made Echo feel small and unimportant, but Lena didn't seem to care what he thought and just found him absolutely hilarious. [b]"[i]I'm Cool,[/i]"[/b] Lena mocked in a deep voice, tears forming in her eyes from her delight. [b]"I can't. Oh my goodness."[/b] [b]"I'm not that funny,"[/b] Cool said uncomfortably, trying to still keep his head up high. [b]"Now, if you'll excuse me, I should be on my way now."[/b] [b]"Oh, nope! You're not done with us yet!"[/b] Lena grinned, calming down a little. Just a little. [b]"I'm going to make sure that you're stuck with us for a long time, [i]Cool[/i]."[/b] She said his name again and doubled over with laughter once more. Cool rolled his eyes and met Echo's eyes with raised eyebrows, who just shook her head and echoed Lena. [b]"You're stuck with us for a long time, Cool,"[/b] she smiled. ----- [center]@Sugarkit ----- Well this was fun XD [/center]

@Sugarkit
Yay! I'm glad you like it :D

[center][size=5][color=#320089][font=courier new][b]Day 3[/b][/font][/color][/size] ----- [item=shimmering cloth] Another material. -----[/center] [b]"Nuh uh, I am [i]leaving[/i],"[/b] Cool shook his head. [b]"And you two wimpy things can't stop me."[/b] He bunched up his muscles to take off into the air. Lena, quick as lightning, grabbed his wing so that he had to stay. There! Now he couldn't escape from her. Cool tried to leave again, but Lena clutched on tightly, weighing him down. [b]"Sunset Lashers! Listen!"[/b] Cool yelped, exasperated. [b]"I actually don't want to be here. I need to get somewhere, okay? The bush thing was all a misunderstanding, I'm sorry, alright?" [/b] Lena let go of Cool and drooped to the ground in an exaggerated fashion. She sighed dramatically. [b]"Okay, [i]fine[/i]. I guess Echo and I will have to go on without you."[/b] She shook her head in mock disappointment. [b]"Great, thanks, bye,"[/b] Cool rolled his eyes and left without another word, flying higher and higher until Lena didn't feel like watching him anymore because then the sun would blind her and that would be bad. She liked her eyes. They were useful. Sometimes. [b]"Hey. Um. I found."[/b] Echo stuttered from next to Lena. Lena turned to her. [b]"Huh?"[/b] [b]"I found. Clan."[/b] Echo finished. [b]"Wanna see?"[/b] Lena forgot about Cool immediately. [b]"A CLAN? Yes yes yes I haven't seen one of those in forever! And by forever I mean like five days!"[/b] Echo smiled. [b]"Maybe not Clan. Maybe town. But okay."[/b] [b]"Yay yay yay!"[/b] Lena beamed. [b]"Lead the way, er, leader! Wait, no, I have a better word! Boss! Lead the way, boss! Wait, that doesn't fit either. Oh well."[/b] Echo agreed, [b]"Oh well."[/b] She jumped into the air, flying low to the ground. Lena followed after doing a backflip. She liked backflips. They flew, Echo dipping down every once in a while. Lena wasn't sure if that was on purpose or not. Maybe the bat dragon was just bad at flying. The two were silent for a solid twenty seconds, which was of course new for Lena. Words usually just came out of her mouth as fast as she could think, but what could she talk about now? She had to brainstorm. [b]"Ooh, ooh!"[/b] Lena suddenly found the perfect topic to talk about. Everyone loved talking about their origins, right? This was the best thing to get Echo to open up! [b]"Let me tell you about my past!"[/b] she cheered. [b]"Tell... past? Um, okay,"[/b] Echo said, all ears. Lena spun around happily, feeling her joyful self slowly return. [b]"See, I started out perfectly fine in my beautiful amazing Clan. They all had sparkly wings! Sparkly, I tell you!"[/b] [b]"Sparkly,"[/b] Echo commented dreamily. Lena did a twirl enthusiastically. [b]"So anyway, my mom suddenly one day out of the blue, for absolutely no good reason at all. She decided it would be a good idea to have eggs with my uncle! MY UNCLE! Scandalous!"[/b] Echo's eyes grew wide. [b]"Uncle?!"[/b] [b]"YES!"[/b] Lena nodded in a completely serious way. [b]"And understandably, my dad wanted to leave them all behind. So he left. Such a mess! And guess what? He made me come with him! My mom didn't want me anymore since she loved my uncle more and I didn't really have anywhere else to go, but I didn't want to leave my beautiful, amazing, sparkly Clan! Who would want to leave so many SPARKLY dragons behind?"[/b] Lena looked to Echo for a reaction, and the little bat dragon tilted her head but smiled encouragingly. Lena took this as a good sign and continued, [b]"So I pretended to go with my dad. BUT then I tried running back to my Clan when he fell asleep. [i]Buuuut[/i] I got lost. That's where my plan failed."[/b] She let out a dramatic sigh. [b]"It's sad, I know." [/b] Echo nodded sympathetically. "Sad," she echoed. [b]"Yeah, so that's my story. So where'd you come from?"[/b] Lena asked nonchalantly. [b]"Where I come from?"[/b] Echo repeated curiously. [b]"Well... it a long. Story."[/b] She made a face and did a motion with her arms. [b]"Very long."[/b] The distraction in her flying made her suddenly drop three feet and she flapped back up. When Echo recovered, she looked into the distance and Lena saw her eyes suddenly light up in a way she had never seen them before. [b]"Look,"[/b] she pointed. Lena raised her gaze and in the horizon saw a bunch of bright colored dragons, tents, kites, hot air balloons, cotton candy, watermelons, and laughter. Well, Lena heard laughter, she didn't see it. Or maybe she was imagining it because it would have had to be a really loud laugh for her to have heard it for this far away. Or maybe it was herself laughing. Yeah, it was herself laughing. [b]"Whoa! That looks amazing!"[/b] Lena bumped Echo's shoulder in delight. [b]"Come on, come on!"[/b] Echo turned to Lena with a grin. [b]"Whee!"[/b] she cheered, taking off at a faster speed. [b]"Yay!"[/b] Lena yelled into the wind. Everything was going to be great! It was an adventure! She could meet lots of amazing dragons now that wouldn't force her to do anything like her father did. Plus, imagine all the sparkle! The only kinda not good thing was that Lena thought that maybe that wasn't the best idea for Echo to fly super fast since she nearly fell to the ground sometimes, but who was she to judge? She dove into the air currents after Echo with a big, wide smile, knowing that the little dragon was true and genuine. It had been a while. It was nice to have a friend. ----- [center]@Sugarkit ----- I still don't know what I'm doing but hopefully my writing's not bad ^^'