Saving Grace

Notice
This is not actually going to be finished. I have a habit of starting stories and then not finishing them. I may come back to this story at some point and do another chapter or two but don't expect an ending.

P.S. The reason I'm posting this here is because I realized that I have stories on WoF wiki but not here, on the wiki where stories are supposed to be posted.

Prologue (Moonwatcher’s Point of view)
“Then Darkstalker shrank, he shrank till he was the size you are now. He was a dragonet now, unable to hurt anyone anymore, and with no memories of who he once was. His mother took him away, and raised him to be a better dragon. He is fully grown now, and I see no trace of Darkstalker in him.” Moonwatcher finished, gazing proudly at her silent audience.

Moonwatcher had grown a lot since that day, the day she and her friends stopped Darkstalker. Since then, she had worked hard to erase the differences between the tribes. To make them see that they were one and the same. When a new continent had appeared and she had made sure that the new tribes were accepted as well.

Now she was a history teacher, teaching at the very same Jade Academy that had taught her as a dragonet. It sure wasn’t the high powered adventures that she had, had in her youth. But she was happy. They all were.

Turtle was now a famous author, his scrolls praised by thousands. His mother sent letters every day and he loved every second of them.

Kinkajou was now a healer, working hard to ensure that no one fell to the same injuries she once had. She had fallen in love with Turtle and traveled all over the world with him, gathering exotic herbs to use.

Winter had built the biggest scavenger sanctuary in Pyrrhia and had hundreds of scavengers. Several dragons had joined his cause and he had finally reunited with Bandit.

Qibli, Qibli was now the father of her dragonets. Love, Adoration, and Joy. He was in Possibility now, taking care of them.

Moonwatcher sighed happily, things were good. She couldn’t wait for the semester to be over so that she could go back home to be with the loves of her life.

She turned her attention back to her class. “Any questions?”

“What would happen if another big, bad villain showed up, and you weren’t around to stop it?” A dragonet asked shyly.

Moonwatcher paused, what would happen? She and her friends wouldn’t be around forever. Say a new villain did pop up, would new heroes appear as well? “I don’t know?” She answered honestly. “But I’ll be sure to get back to you on that as soon as I can. I’m sure that there is something in place, should that happen. Class dismissed.”

As the dragonets filed out of the classroom whispers were plenty. “She doesn’t know?” “I thought the heroes were supposed to know everything!” “What’s going to happen to us if even Moonwatcher doesn’t know?”

She sat down with a sigh, they were right. She was supposed to have the answer to everything. A question as simple as one about the future after her passing should have been easy.

Moonwatcher gasped as a vision interrupted her thoughts. There was a dragonet, a tribrid of sorts, she was glaring at something out her range of sight. Then the vision shifted. Now she was watching from the dragonets point of view. A dragon was emerging from the shadows. It was twisted and dark. Grinning an evil grin as it came into the light. She gasped, it was a.........

Chapter One (20 years latter) Grace’s Point of view
“Wait up Rattlesnake!” Grace laughed, as she beat her wings harder to catch up with her brother. “We don’t have to be there for a few more days!”

“But I want to choose our dorms.” Rattlesnake whined, slowing down reluctantly.

“We aren’t even allowed to chose our dorms.” She pointed out.

“Maybe we can if we arrive early enough.” Rattlesnake said stubbornly.

Grace sighed, it was no use arguing with her brother when he got his mind set on something. The best thing to do was to just go along. “Okay.” She said, beating her wings faster, propelling her before her brother. “Race you!” She called, flying ahead.

Suddenly everything shifted, She was in a dark cave, huddling against her brother?

It had started raining halfway through their race and they had taken shelter.

“What do you think it will be like, going to Jade academy?” She asked, raising her head to look into her brothers eyes.

“It’ll probably will be just like Haven academy. Boring teachers, weird classmates, and uncomfortable dorms.” Rattlesnake joked.

“Snake!” She exclaimed.

“Relax Ace!” Rattlesnake said, his gaze soft. “Everything will be fine.”

“But what if we’re placed in different winglets? Different dorms!” She fretted.

“We’re twins Ace. They can’t split us up. Also there is only one tribrid winglet as far as I know of.” Rattlesnake said, laughing. His laughter cut off though, when he realized that she really was worried. “I wasn’t planning to give this to you til we got to Jade Academy. But if it calms you down.....” His voice trailed off as he rummaged around in his bag. Pulling out a carved wooden pendent hanging on a thin silver chain.

“Oh Snake!” Grace exclaimed. She took the pendent from him and as she took a closer look she realized that it was wooden locket. She opened it and gasped as her eyes landed on the words ‘You’ll always be this Snake’s Ace’  There was also a carved drawing on the other side! It was a Rattlesnake, wound tightly around a heart, her heart.

“Oh Snake.” She said, looking up. Intending to thank him.

Only, instead of seeing cave walls, she saw trees?

“Snake?” She called.

“Over here Ace.” Rattlesnake said. He was standing a few feet away. About to walk deeper into the forest.

“I’m not sure we should go further into the forest.” She said nervously. “It doesn’t seem safe.”

“You’ll be fine!” Rattlesnake said. “Even if you weren’t, I’d protect you.”

“It isn’t me I’m worried about.” She muttered, taking a step forward. Then something caught her eye. Behind her brother a humongous bear was rising.

“Look out!” She yelled.

“Wuh...” Rattlesnake said turning around.

There was wasn’t enough time for anyone to do anything as the bear came down on Rattlesnake, devouring him.

“SNAKE!” I screamed as I woke up, trembling.

It had been a year since the event that had killed my brother. I never reached the school that day. I told them that I needed time to grieve my brother.

A week ago however, they had sent a letter. It said that a new tribrid spot was available, and if I wanted it I could have it.

It took some convincing from my friend Twilight but eventually I sent a reply saying that I hadn’t yet forgotten what happened, I never could forget. But I would try to put my past behind me by coming.

So, I was leaving, today.

I gathered my stuff and took off. My nightmare already fading from my mind as I flew off towards my new future........