The Sands of Time

Chapter 8

CRASH! Nova shot up. Outside her cave, students were all running to somewhere. Where are they going? She got off her ledge and waited for an opening in the crowd. She joined the crowd, and followed them. Eventually, they went to the Great Hall, where a fierce-looking Seawing was standing on a platform. A weird-looking Sandwing was next to her, with a large Mudwing on her other side. The Great Hall was alive with the chatter of dragonets. The Seawing took a deep breath and roared, "SHUT UP!" and hit a gong. CRASH! Everyone went silent. "Three moons..." the Seawing muttered. The Sandwing took the stage and said, "Welcome to Jade Mountain Academy! We hope you've enjoyed it so far. I'm Sunny, over here is Clay," she gestured to the Mudwing, "and this is Tsunami." She gestured to the Seawing. Clay took over. "Classes will start tomorrow," he continued, "For today, we want you to get acquainted with your winglet. We will have dinner shortly. Please sit with your winglet. There are signs on the tables. Have a good evening!" Everyone clapped, and went to sit at their respective tables. Nova looked for a table with a sign that said "Opal Winglet". She found it and sat down. Pretty soon, a familiar-looking Rainwing sat down with her. "No way," he said. "Nova?" She looked up and saw that it was Leopard. She grinned. "Hi!" Leopard smiled back, "Hello. Wow, what a coincidence. We both got selected!" They heard Clay call, "Opal Winglet, don't you want dinner?" Nova got up, "We should probably get something to eat." Leopard nodded, and they walked to the food table together. There was everything. Fish, meat, fruit, lizards...

Nova wasn't sure what to eat. She grabbed some fruit and a little bit of fish, and went back to her table. She ate slowly. Soon a Skywing and Mudwing came over to their table. "Is this the Opal Winglet?" The Skywing asked. Leopard answered, "Yes, it is. Who are you?" They sat down, and the Mudwing said, "I'm Amber." The Skywing smiled and said, "Hurricane." Nova replied, "I'm Nova, and this is Leopard. Do you know who else is in our Winglet?" Hurricane shook his head. "We're still waiting for the Icewing, Seawing, and Sandwing in our winglet." Nova said, "Why don't you two go get some dinner?" Amber and Hurricane left, and came back with some food. The four had been eating for some time when two dragons walked up to their table.

I told you this would be longer! And the new characters, as promised!