Wings of fire: What if

What if Darkstalker and Clearsight had an egg, but it hatched 2000 years later?

Writers note:  this takes place during the events of Moon rising. if you don't want to read this part, then move to the next part, which is where Eclipse and Darkstalker meet.

Warmth. Darkness. A sense of peace. Then a voice, heard from within the confines of the sheltered egg. "Darkstalker, is this really okay?" Mother the not yet fully developed dragonet knew. "Clearsight, It's fine. I just enchanted a lizard egg, so there will be no angry dragons, don't worry." A second voice replied. Father. "I don't think she's gonna hatch anytime soon. But, it's an eclipse tonight, so this one should be Eclipse." Her mother said. She could feel a sense of confusion, but was too young to understand what it was, or why. then, darkness again as the young Eclipse fell asleep.

"Eclipse you are going to be late!" Cactus shouted, poking his head around the wall to stare at her. "Yeah, I know, I'm ... getting ready still." Eclipse muttered, forcing a smile. She didn't exactly want to go to school, and would honestly prefer to just live with Cactus for a while longer. Well, probably forever. After all, Eclipse hadn't really met any other dragons, minus a few random Sandwings here and there. She had grown up in the middle of the desert with Cactus, her Dad. Well, Adoptive Dad. According to Cactus, her egg was found on a palm tree in the middle of nowhere, with a scroll that had her name on it. She didn't know why, or who her parents were, but they obviously didn't want her. Eclipse smiled at Cactus, grabbed a roasted lizard, the n left to start heading to her new school. Jade Mountain Academy. That's where she was going. Supposedly it was supposed to be a place for dragons of every tribe to go and learn, now that the war was over. She looked back at the house she had spent the last 3 years of her life in, then turned and took off into the air.

This place actually looks pretty nice. Eclipse realized as she tucked her wings to her sides and started towards the entrance. She started down the brightly lit hall, nothing that the walls were smooth, indicating that these mountain tunnels had been here for some time. She was observing the interesting looking lamps fixated to the walls when a cheerful voice grabbed her attention. "Hello! You must be Eclipse, right? I'm Sunny, one of the founders of this school. We had planned to put you in a winglet, but you didn't show up, so you don't have a winglet." the dragon- Sunny, said. "Don't get me wrong, you can still be here, and go to classes and everything, but you'll have a cave to yourself, and no set schedule." she rushed to say, noticing the brief look of panic on Eclipse's snout. "oh... Okay, yeah that will work." Eclipse replied, studying Sunny. She doesn't look like any sandwing I have seen. She doesn't have a tail  barb, her eyes are green, and her scales are more golden than sandy. Is she a hybrid? But what kind? Sandwing-Nightwing maybe? It would explain the eyes. Or she could be a Sandwing-Skywing. That would explain the golden color. Eclipse cut off that train of thought once she noticed Sunny waiting. " Um... Sorry, did you say something?" Eclipse questioned, smiling sheepishly. Sunny smiled, understanding flashing in her eyes. "I asked if you want to share a cave with anyone." She replied, smiling. "Oh... Um... no thanks." Eclipse stammered, thinking for a minute before responding. "Alright. you will just be able to go to classes as you like then.!" Sunny exclaimed, before turning away. "Just pick on of the empty sleeping caves, and you can have it." She continued, walking away. Well, school has started. Eclipse realized, letting out a breath.

"Okay and how do you patch a burn?" Clay, the Mudwing healing teacher asked, sounding very tired. "Apply burn ointment and wrap it in bandages, or palm leaves if you dont have any." A grumpy seawing called Pike  offered. "Okay, and what about-" Clay was cut off as the gong sounded for lunch. "Oh, time to leave." A blue and yellow rainwing whispered. Eclipse tilted her head, watching the rainwing carefully. Something was off. She was walking a bit strange, feeling along the wall with her talons, and sweeping her tail around as if she was checking her surroundings. It was almost as if- Oh!  Eclipse realized. She's blind! Eclipse frowned, wondering why it took her so long to realize. She curled her tail around her back talons, and frowned, searching her mind for the rainwing's name. Not Kinkajou, not Boto, or Coconut, so this must be Tamarin! Eclipse decided, smiling at the small victory. Lunch ended up being uneventful as usual, but this time Eclipse had decided to talk to Tamarin. They had only been chatting for about a minute when the warning gong for the end of lunch sounded. "I'm going to go to the history cave early so I can double check the layout." Tamarin announced as she stood up. she walked away, brushing her tail on the ground, and trailing her talons on the wall. Eclipse finished the lizard she was eating, then stood and folded her wings back as the gong sounded again. She was almost to the entrance when a shriek disrupted her thoughts. "No! Nobody can go in! You have to stay out! Get out!" Eclipse stopped in her tracks and turned to see who sounded so panicked. A Nightwing who was surrounded by a Sandwing, an Icewing, a Rainwing, and a Seawing. The Nightwing was hunched over, talons pressing against her temples, and her wings curled around her protectively. "Moon! Moon, Calm down! What's wrong with her?" The Rainwing exclaimed, turning to the Seawing with a worried expression. The Seawing hesitated, then grabbed the Nightwing- Moon. "I think she's having a panic attack. Something is worrying her. She looks terrified." He said, studying her. "No! Is there anyone in there!? Nobody can be in there- you have to get them out- I have to-" Moon stammered, before curling up again. The Rainwing hooked her talons around Moon's arm, and started pulling her away. "I think Tamarin is there, but it should be fine." She said, pulling moon away. "We have to bring her to Sunny. She'll know what to do." she continued. As they were walking Moon away from the hall, A red Skywing stalked past. "Hey Carnelian, don't go in the history cave." The Sandwing called to her. "Why not?" Carnelian huffed, smoke trailing out of her snout. "Uhh It's... Smoky?" He replied, frowning. Carnelian sniffed the air and then huffed. "You're an idiot sand-snorter. It's perfectly fine-" Eclipse tilted her head as her nose caught something. Was that... Cactus? "NO!" Moon shrieked, throwing herself forward before the cave exploded in a blast of fire. Eclipse flung herself forward, missing most of the blast, but a rock broke off and hit her head, before everything faded to black.

"Hello little Eclipse. Something bad is about to happen to me, so I figured that If Clearsight doesn't want me, wants to betray me, then she doesn't get you either. Why should she get to keep you, be happy with a perfect little dragonet that I made, and just forget about me. So, here goes. I enchant this egg to keep the dragon inside from growing, from getting hungry, from developing at all, to sleep and not ever wake up, for as long as I am gone. If I should come back from whatever Clearsight sentences me too, then this egg and the dragon inside it shall return to normal, and grow, eat, and hatch as a normal dragonet." the voice of the egg's father hissed, anger and malice coating his words. Wing beats. A couple minutes passed, and then darkness.

Anddddd that's all for part one! I tried to make sure it followed the story line of Moon rising, since that's when it takes place, but I didn't want to disrupt the original story line by removing a Nightwing from a winglet, So i decided that Eclipse just wouldn't be in a winglet, but still be learning. Part two will be all about Eclipse meeting Darkstalker, minus the very beginning, But i hope you enjoyed it! (Sorry it took so long. I was swamped with school haha)