THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE END.
THE END OF THE JOURNEY.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN???
Read on and find out, my stubborn readers who will not follow me regardless of my wheedling.
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PART 8
The king stepped down from his rug
throne and walked toward Firespark. “If
there was ever a doubt in your mind, just look at your scales,” he said with a
smile.
“Huh?” Firespark asked, confused.
“Did you ever notice the jewels set
in your scales? And the big one set in
your forehead?” questioned the queen.
Firespark looked down at his
chest. “Yeah, I’ve had those
forever. Why?”
“Now, have you ever seen any other
dragon with those jewels?”
Lilly jumped up and down. “I’ve never seen any dragon with sparkly
jewels like his!”
“That,” said the king confidentially,
“is the sign of royal blood. No other
dragons except those in the king’s line will have the gems.”
“Oh.
Wow. So I’m......you’re my
parents and I’m royal?” Firespark
seemed hesitant to believe the news.
“Yep you are,” said the old
fairy. “And the prince to boot.”
“Wow,” said Firespark in a small
voice. “So.....why did you leave me in
the Fairy Kingdom?”
The queen left her rug throne to
come stand by her husband. “Well,
there’s a tradition among dragons, that the new prince or princess would prove
that they were the real thing. The king
and queen would fly the new baby over to the Fairy Kingdom, where he or she
would be raised. Then, when the fairy
queen thought the dragon was ready, she sent him on a journey to find his
parents. If the heir to the throne was
not an imposter, they would be able to find Dragon Island. Then there was a big celebration. Which reminds me,” finished the queen,
looking at the king. “Please send a
message to the kitchen and tell them to prepare the banquet.”
“Okay,” said the king. He trundled off to a guard to tell him the
news.
The queen turned back to
Firespark. “The prince or princess would
usually acquire a fairy advisor in the Fairy Kingdom. Just like Lilly is to you, the fairy would be
best friends with the heir, and would travel to Dragon Island and stay with him
or her.”
“Just like I am to your pops,”
squeaked the old fairy. “Which reminds
me, you don’t know the king and queen’s names.”
“Oh!
I guess I don’t,” said Firespark.
“Well, your mom’s Ruby, and your
dad’s Flame. And I’m Bud, like the bud
of a flower.”
“Nice to meet you, Bud,” Firespark
said.
“I was there when you were born,
sonny,” said Bud. “You screamed your
head off. But I don’t remember you,
dear,” she said to Lilly. “Who’s your
mamma?”
The two fairies went off to talk
about ancestors. Firespark was left
alone with Queen Ruby. He stared at the
ground. Suddenly, he felt an arm around
his shoulders. He looked up. Ruby looked down kindly at him. “I know it’s a lot to take in,” she said
quietly. He nodded.
“Why don’t you take a tour of the
castle?” she asked. “After all, you will
be the next king.”
Firespark smiled. “That sounds great.”
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Firespark toured the castle until
dinner time. The celebration was bigger
than he expected—the entire island was invited!!! They all spread out over the castle grounds. Some magic had to be used, but eventually,
everyone got exactly what they wanted to eat.
Firespark shook more hands than he could count. There were dragons, dragons, and more dragons
from all corners of the island. Each dragon
matched a habitat—there were ice dragons, forest dragons, fire dragons, water
dragons, lightning dragons, earth dragons, and many more. Firespark greeted as many of them as he
could, but time ran out eventually.
Around midnight, the celebration ended.
“Whew,” said Firespark, collapsing onto
a rug. “That was amazing.”
“I’m going to sleep well tonight,”
mumbled Lilly from his shoulder.
“Come on you two,” urged Ruby. “Let’s go to bed. Firespark, can you find your way there from
here?”
“I think so,” replied
Firespark. “Lilly, your room is right
next to mine! And it’s fairy-sized too.”
“Goodie-goodie. Hurry up and get a move on, I’m tired,” said
Lilly.
“See you in the morning, dears,”
Ruby said. “If you need anything, just
pull the cord beside your bed.”
“Okay, good night!” Lilly waved at Ruby as Firespark left the
courtyard. They were both silent.
“Well, we made it,” said Lilly
quietly.
“I know,” replied Firespark. “Doesn't seem real, does it?”
“Nope. I’ll wake up tomorrow and be like, ‘Ah! How did I get here in this nice bed?’” They laughed.
Firespark stopped by a door.
“We’re here. This is your
room.” Lilly flew off of his shoulder
down to a much smaller, fairy-sized door.
“This looks perfect!!”
“Well, I guess I’ll see you in the
morning,” said Firespark.
“Okay,” Lilly replied. “Good night.
And Firespark?”
“Yes?” He paused, his door half open.
“I’m glad I came with you,” said
Lilly.
“I am too,” he said quietly. “Good night.”
And they both entered their rooms,
lay down, and fell fast asleep.
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