The Champion

The Beginning

    *it has been edited, enjoy!*

   Aaron awoke smelling something new. 'What is this?' the little dragon thought 'I need more!' He pushed and jabbed at the shell with his cana cracking the egg in several places. Crack! The egg burst in half, Aaron rocking around in the bottom half while the top rolled off a ledge in the dimly lighted cave. Aaron slipped out of the shell covered in slime, but he didn't care because he was finally free from the cramped area of his shell. He looked around interested in the new place around him. He could make out rocks and water holes in the cave. Then a strong noise came from behind him, he turned around as quick as he could tripping over his feet. He could hear the sound of scales scraping on the rocks, "Who's there!" the little grey dragon peeped. Aaron saw a giant rock move, or at least he thought it was a rock.

A giant head came into light, "I am your mother little grey," said a large green dragon, "mother?" Aaron puzzled "Don't you remember the dreams I sent you when you were in your confining egg?" Aaron thought back and remembered her crooning voice and her songs, Aaron nodded in response. Another crack sounded meaning another egg had hatched. Aaron turned and saw that it was a green female dragon with bright icy eyes. 'Female' Aaron thought. He then saw a large red dragon staring at him angrily and it charged at him, Aaron turned to run but was barreled over by a golden dragon. The gold had him pinned and the gold was nipping at his face, Aaron noticed that the gold was cut in several places witch a maroon color leaking out.
The red roared and charged the gold, the gold turned and did a hind stand claws out at the red. As the red collided with the gold they went rolling away. Aaron rolled away as the two dragons fought. The last egg hatched releasing another green dragon 'Another female' Aaron thought happily. The green dragon peeped once and then let out a squeal and dashed behind her mother. Aaron turned around just in time to dodge a swipe of claws at his throat. The red had returned and found Aaron as his next target, Aarons heart raced. The red must have hatched ahead of him by three days because the red was twice his size! Aaron had to think quick, dodging another set of swipes from the reds gigantic claws. Aaron ran up the rocky wall behind him jumping from ledge to ledge. The red jumped after him, the gold not far behind. Aaron climbed over the last ledge and turned around ready for a fight, the red let his head over the last ledge to get a look at where Aaron was. Aaron used his scalelessness to his advantage and had curled up into a rough ball so he looked like a rock. The red looked around but it was too late to go back because Aaron had already spotted him. Aaron took his chance knowing he would not get another one; he jumped up and clawed the red across the face, his claw catching the red's eye. The red caught by surprise fell back falling off the cliff behind him. Aaron satisfied turned around and started to walk back to the egg shelf where his sisters and mother were awaiting him. Just then the gold launched himself off his ledge and over the top and on top of Aaron. Aaron looked hard into the gold's eyes. The gold raked at Aaron causing a gaping cut along the length of Aaron's back. Aaron tried to thrash and throw him off but the gold was too heavy. Aaron's vision became blood red and white spots were forming, but then he had a moment of inspiration and played dead. When the gold was satisfied it let out a roar in victory and walked over Aaron's head. 'Big mistake!' Aaron thought to himself and thrust his head up putting his cana right into the gold's stomach, the gold flustered and in pain roared out in defiance. Aaron thrust up once more and held it there while the crimson blood ran down his snout. He laid there until the gold went limp.
Aaron leaped up another wall to the shelf with his sisters and mother. "Very well done my champion." His mother crooned. A bronze colored dragon flew in landing on the shelf, "what did I miss?" "Our grey is our champion." His mother said happily, "A grey! A grey is our clutch champion! Of three males, two of them twice his size, one is dead and the other is wounded greatly! How did this happen?" Duzza roared startling the two green dragons that scurried closer to their mother. Sasha curled her tail around them protectively, "Aaron tore apart the gold with his cana. He got him right in the underbelly. He also slashed the red across the eyes blinding him in one eye." Sasha said calmly. "He did what?" Duzza exclaimed, "He was being resourceful my love." Sasha said happily. "There were never any greys on my side of the family." Duzza grumbled. "I told you my father was a grey and you did not listen." Sasha warned, "I know I know, perhaps the red will reclaim the shelf?" Duzza said hopeful looking down over the ledge to see the young red dragon, who scurried away quickly Duzza sighed. "It's alright my love I am sure Aaron will make you proud." Sasha said nudging Aaron towards Duzza. "Very well you are the champion of my clutch anyhow; come along Aaron your first lesson is today." Duzza said flying over the rock wall.
Aaron arrived in no time at all standing next to his father happily. "Today my champion we will be learning to hunt. Now what do you smell?" Duzza asked "Snails?" Aaron asked more than told his father. "Very well done, Aaron!" Duzza said proudly. Aaron more sure of himself sniffed the air and the ground; he perks his ears a little more so he could hear clearer. He heard the snail slithering very slowly across the rocks. Aaron moved across the rocks quickly to get to the snail. He batted the snail into the air, catching it in his mouth, and brought it back to his father proudly.
"Very well done, Aaron! Now you may eat it! A well-deserved treat for a great hunter!" Duzza said, pleased. Aaron gladly ate the snail, feeling it slither down his throat. Duzza watched, chuckling "Come along, Aaron...we must go see your mother. She's displeased when we are gone too long" and lowered his head so Aaron could climb on his back.
Aaron scrambled up his father's head and onto his back, peeping to let his father know that he was ready to go. Duzza lifted his large wings and flew up the rocky cliff, circling Sasha and the two little green dragons. Duzza finally sloped and landed, allowing Aaron to slide to the ground and join his two sisters.
"I'm Azura!" one of the dragons peeped. Aaron noticed her icy blue eyes. "And I'm Emerald!" the other said, who had deep green eyes and gold flecks on her nose. Aaron nodded to them "And I'm Aaron, your brother."
"We know!" they said together. The girls looked at each other and giggled. "We watched you fight!" said Emerald. "We thought you were AMAZING!" said Azura. Aaron preened happily and smiled "Thanks!" And they smiled, still giggling.

To be continued in chapter 2!!
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