The Egg

'''Ok, so I based this story off a line that I role-played with on the WoF Fanon Wiki! I loved the idea and decided to just role with it!!! '''

Delta!

Epilogue
FLASH!

CRACK!

BOOM!

The dragon shook water droplets off their snout as they hurtled through the storm. The only thing on his mind as he flew was don't drop the egg, DON'T drop the egg, DON'T DROP THE EGG. A bolt of lightning struck the mountainside beside him, causing a tree to collapse in a pile of cinders, followed by the unmistakable crack of thunder. ''That was too close. ''The dragon thought as he ducked. He clutched the beautfiul sunset orange egg tighter, trying to see through the pounding rain. Even though he was a SeaWing, flying now felt like being in the direct spray of a waterfall. He coughed, and the egg slipped a little, earning a fresh wave of panic. ''Come on, don't drop it. I CAN'T drop it now. Tumbleweed would absolutely MURDER ME! ''The egg was close to hatching, he could feel the little SkyWing shift and turn around to another position. Anytime now. He thought, squinting. He thought he was close to the ocean, but the sky looked like the water, and he felt dizzy. A bolt of lightning struck and he yelped. THERE! He spotted the familiar curve of the Diamond Spray River, just west of him. On his left, a tall mountain now pounded with rain. He grinned, finally allowing himself to breath. He clutched the egg, relief flooding through him. The egg was almost safe. He was almost-

Another bolt of lightning, but this one wasn't close.

It hit the SeaWing straight in the head, illuminating his bedraggled body for a long moment. The dragon tried to scream, but he couldn't seem to get anything out. Then, when he was sure his wings weren't going to work, he fell. He continued to fall, unable to move or twitch or do anything as he clutched the egg tighter and tighter. Eventually, after one very long minute that seemed to go on and on, he collapsed on the mountain top, searing pain burning through him. He curled his wings around the egg, willing it to live. His last thought as he dropped into unconciousness was protect the egg...