Wings of the Crystal : The Lost City

:: Chapter 29 ::

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Cactus waved her goodbyes and skipped out of the City. She reached the exit, nodding to the MudWing. Swiftly, she glided into the air to meet her friends, landing like a graceful Crane.
          Everyone was frail, jumping up with the most excited expressions she's seen in a wild. Cactus herself squealed and jumped around.
      "What is it? What is it?"
      "Is it cool?"
       "It is powers to eat as much as you want and never get fat?"
        Cactus laughed, her eyes bright. She flicked her wings and straightened out her neck and claws. "Watch."
       With a deep breath, she closed her eyes.
invisibilia, Thought Cactus. Like scales falling apart, she disappeared into thin air. She was still there, but even feeling her presence was no where near.
        Oh, how she lived for their reactions. Each one of their faces was a place in her heart. As they gasped, she picked up a nearby pebble and made it look like it was floating in mid air.
"Holy Cow!" Howled Stargazer, jumping into the air. It was rare to see him react in these ways.
"I-N-V-I-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y" spelled out Solar, acting like he was going to faint. Akira yipped and through up her claws. Rain had a big smile and clapped, but stayed seated.
        "That's amazing, Cactus!" Akira cheered. "You can get revenge and fool so many people!" Akira held her claws together, her eyes like the ocean itself. Her frills danced, back and forth, moving like waves.

            Cactus squealed, jumping up and down. She then turned visible again. "I know, I know, I know!" She laughed, fluttering her eyes.

         Everyone laughed, making Cactus's heart do a summersault again. Of course, Cactus could never forget the limited time gift she received. "But that's not it, just watch!" Cactus felt her squeaky, jumpy self return to her again. She was no longer sick- she could change.

       Everyone looked at her questioningly, As she skipped along through the open field of grass. She saw a tall sunflower, growing out of nowhere. As the rest stop shortly behind her, all cocking their heads, Cactus stood before the sunflower, hovering her claw over its sunny petals. "Watch closely."

         Cactus smirked, before putting her claws on it completely, wrapping her talons around it without crushing the flower. The dragons all expected the flower to burn, cripple into ash. But that never happened. Instead, it stayed like it was, blooming with color and light.

         "C-Cactus? does that mean. . ?" Whispered Akira, stuttering. Everyone's looks were as priceless as they could be. 

          Cactus yipped. "I can touch everything I want for 2 months. Its a little gift, I suppose-" Cactus got cut off by a swarm of friends. The 5 dragons surrounded her with hugs, all burying their faces in her shoudlers and wrapping their claws around each other.

        This last for several minutes. Cactus nearly sobbed. She had never hugged anyone before, from what she knows. Ever. And it felt so good to her to finally do that. She never thought about how sad it would be for it to end, she wanted it to last forever. She wanted days to be the longest they could be. She could do so many things. She wanted hugs that lasted hours. She wanted to write all the stories she could for days. She wanted real food, food that wasnt burned and cooked. She wanted so much, that was limited. She wanted so much, so, so, so much. But everything at this moment, her first hug, it was the best feeling.

And she could use that feeling.