King of The Dragons (Wings of Fire X Monster Hunter)

Part 1: Chapter 1 & 2

Part 1: Welcome to Jade Mountain

(3rd Pov Moonwatcher)

"I don't want you to leave me here," Moon said. She fit perfectly under her mother's wing, as if that spot had been shaped by the universe just for her. Like a sign: This is where you should be. Stay here for always.
Certainly do not let your mother abandon you on a windy mountaintop positively swarming with strange dragons.

They'd found a spot under a tree where they could watch the main arrival area for the school, which perhaps hadn't been the best idea, as now Moon was fairly sure she'd seen about a thousand different kinds of dragons, all of them entirely too loud. She shied away as two MudWings galloped past her, shouting and laughing. They looked so big. And rowdy. How was she supposed to learn anything when she might get trampled at any moment by her fellow students.

And what if they hated her? She wouldn't even have to do anything wrong (although that seemed awfully likely to happen anyway). They'd hate her just for being a NightWing; everybody did, except the NightWings, who hated her for not being enough of a NightWing.

"I really, really don't want to stay here," Moon said again.
"I know," her mother said kindly. "But you have to. And it'll be good for you. I think you'll like it better than the NightWing village, you'll see." 'At least Jade Mountain won't be full of NightWings,' her mind went on.

"I like being where you are," Moon said. "And I don't mind the other NightWings that much."
"Most of them are awful and you know it,"Secretkeeper pointed out. They were both thinking of the stares, the whispers, the open jealousy and hostility when Secretkeeper brought her healthy, well-fed dragonet back into the tribe. That was six months ago, after the volcano destroyed their tribe and all the NightWings had moved into the rainforest. Queen glory had officially forgiven her forbreaking tribe rules, but that didn't mean anyone else had. "Here you'll be with much nicer dragons. Like Sunny and Starflight. Remember when you met them and liked them?"

"I want to be with you," moon replied simply. if wasn't fair, to finally be given all the time she wanted with her mother - to be with her every moment of the day, instead of stolen hours a few times a week - and then to have it all taken away again. And on top of that, she wouldn't be able to talk with Ivy for who knows how long.

"I'll visit," her mother promised. "you'll see me all the time. And you'll make friends here, I'm sure you will." 'Well, I hope you will, my weird little diamond.'
"I'm not a weird little diamond," Moon protested.
Secretkeeper crouched and put her face right in front of Moon's. "You need to stop doing that, remember?" she whispered. "If you only hear it in your head, don't respond. No one can know about your curse. Everybody thinks NightWings don't have powers anymore - they won't know what to do with you if they find out." 'And how will you make friends that way,' her mind worried, 'if you keep guessing their thoughts and making them uncomfortable?' "Or they might not believe you, and then they'll hate you for lying. So don't let them find out, all right?"
"I know," Moon answered. "Stay secret. Stay hidden. Stay safe." All the years of pretending to have mind reading powers had made the NightWings truly fear the idea of any dragon reading their mind.

She paused. "So, isn't this really dangerous? What if I make a mistake here, with all these different kinds of dragons around?"
"You won't. You'll be careful," Secretkeeper said firmly. "I know it's terrible to be the way you are, but if you keep it a secret, you can have a normal life. No one needs to know that you're not a normal dragon. Understand? Are you ready to go inside?"
"Not yet," Moon said. "Can we watch for a little longer?"
Secretkeeper sighed. "Sure." 'She's so nervous all the time. I'm sure I was never that nervous when I was a dragonet.'