A Dragon's Story

chapter 2

Penny sighed as she woke up in the cage. Again she tried melting the bars, again it didn't work. She sighed again growling lowly as a hunter walked past. They dodged a quick spurt of gold. Penny looked at her surroundings, she was in the same place as before but she didn't see Orion. She heard a noise and saw him being dragged along, tied down the a large cart with other dragons. A careful aim shocked the hunter pulling them. He let go. "Melt the ropes!" Penny shrieked. Orion looked at her, "It's no use. You try," he suggested. She hit the ropes with a special blast and the gold rapidly burned until all the ropes had disintegrated. "Run!!" she told Orion. Then she saw hunters running in, chaining the other dragons to the cart. One came up to penny, she gave a low warning growl but the hunter took no notice. Then, in a flash, a chain flew out of nowhere. Penny tried to dodge, but the cage was too small. The chain clamped her muzzle shut; she gave in. The hunter came closer and was shocked when the now loose chain slid off of penny. The hunter almost got a blast of gold in her face, but she ducked and before penny knew it, she had chains digging into her snout. She couldn't get these off. She was loaded onto the cart now being dragged off to some unknown place. Orion looked at her, "That was pretty impressive," he stated. Looking at her chains he sighed, "But now you're all tied up." After he unwrapped her chains, the cart bumped to a halt. They were in a large dome. The hunter who chained her came over. Penny hissed, the hunter looked unconcerned. The other dragons on the cart were low to the ground looking at her fearfully. Orion looked at Penny, "What are you doing? Get down Penny! That's the trainer," he hissed. Penny rolled her eyes and the trainer glared at her. "Yes Penny. Get down!" she laughed in perfect dragontongue.  Penny took a step back, trodding upon another dragon's tail. Then, flaring her wings--and, again, knocking the other dragon--she stepped forward. "Or what?" she retorted. "Oh, if you act like this you're bound to find out soon enough," she said casually.  "First, you will all line up," she commanded while unclipping the dragons from their chains. The dragons squawked, running to line up on the other side of the dome. Penny stayed. There was one other dragon who did not line up--a stunning, surprisingly large, silver, blue, and purple dragon. She strode over to the trainer as Penny watched. "You are not the boss of me, Worm," she hissed angrily. "This is your fist time isn't it?" the trainer sneered and, without waiting for a reply, demanded,  "What's your name?" "I am Storm!" she bellowed.  Penny watched silently as she eyed storm. She knew that name-from some story or tale-but this couldn't be Storm: Ruler of the Cosmos exiled from all dragonkind! That tale is from thousands of years ago; there are plenty of dragons named Storm...who all looked like the chaos bringer... She shrugged away the thought.

the trainer seemed to have the same thought flicker through her mind as she winced then regained her composure glaring at storm she snapped "go get in the line" storm didn't budge then in a slow lethal voice she hissed "get in the line" it did nothing penny was secretly impressed, the trainer turned to face her she growled lunging, nimbly dodging, the trainer quickly had penny tied up. she sighed after a few minutes she was untied the trainer tried "get in the line" penny grudgingly trudged over into the line. storm was still by the trainer penny heard another "into the line now" then, as it did nothing the trainer swiftly lunged forward, avoiding sharp talons she stepped back. a dart was lodged in storms shoulder, she pulled it out and tossed it away, lunging at the trainer she stayed put, was storm going to kill her? then storm dropped out of the sky on the ground she lay dead or unconscious. The trainer strode over to the line of bowing dragons, penny stood tall, but her head was dipped in shame for giving in so easily. The trainer smiled then glared at penny "bow to me" she hissed, her voice was so commanding penny almost obeyed, but she pulled herself together and flapping into the air, she did a loop for fun "us dragons bow to no one!!" she bellowed at the trainer, a few other the bowing dragons looked up at her in awe. Penny glowered at the trainer who didn't budge "don't just stand there! let us rise and overcome the trainer" she roared Orion and 2 others flew up beside her, a few dragons stood taller, but most of them had seen this before and knew it wouldn't do any good. She flew and twirled lashing out at the trainer but she neatly sidestepped every blow "surround her and blast" penny growled, a few more dragons flew over until they surrounded the train, who looked surprised almost scared, as they prepared to blast penny feeling the molten gold boiling in her throat ready to fly the trainer gathered her courage and yelled "stop and bow!!" 2 or 3 of the dragons did and quickly got up ashamedly, suddenly a much much stronger voice spoke up "stop! i command you, turn and bow to your true leader don't take orders from the weak golden dragon!!" it was storm. In the commotion she had climbed on top of a boulder in the middle of the arena, every dragon in the room turned to look at her even the trainer, everyone except Panner and the Trainer bowed mesmerized  "I am Storm daughter of Storm the ruler of the cosmos, so i am your rightful leader!" she finished all of the dragons bowed lower Penny still glaring defiantly at her unwillingly got down on her knees, then she called up "if you're so great how did the trainer capture you and knock you out" . Storm flapped of the her "oh, you will listen to me" she growled "you burned me, you stepped on me a smacked me, in less than 24 hour, oh, yes i have something very special in store for you" she said smugly