This bond between us, can't be broken. I will be here, don't you cry...
He struggled in his shell, trying to get out. He slammed his head against the top of the shell, the hard surface forming a solid, dark cage around him. The small egg-tooth on the tip of his snout broke through, creating a tiny hole in the egg.
He paused, and slammed his tail against the side of the egg. He had to get out! His siblings were already out there, finding their bonds. His rider was out there, his chosen, waiting for him.
He struggled frantically to break through the shell. His head slammed into the top again, and a long series of cracks riddled the shell. It shuddered and split open, spilling the hatchling dragon onto the warm sands of the Hatching Grounds.
His rainbow eyes blinked in the sudden bright light. He shook his head, fluttering his brilliant light blue wings in the air. His dark sapphire hide glistened in the sunlight as he gazed around him.
His mother crooned to him, her rainbow eyes swirling in her large, golden head. She gently nudged the tiny blue toward the few candidates left, encouraging him to find his bond.
He turned, looking over the white-robed candidates. A tall, dark-haired boy hesitantly stepped toward him, but the blue dragon ignored him. He wasn't his chosen. The boy turned to another furiously rocking egg, which shattered, spilling a dark brown hatchling into the waiting boy's arms.
The blue turned, but the only candidate left was a slender, blonde-haired girl, who was already walking toward a struggling green dragon.
The blue's eyes whirled, flashing yellow nervously. He was suddenly aware of the crowds. The myriad faces stared down at him. He nervously glanced through the faces, but none of them stood out to him.
He creeled. His chosen wasn't here! Where could he be?
The distant sound of vast wings flapping reached the Hatching Sands. The blue looked up, as a large brown dragon landed outside, and his rider raced in, followed by a tall, sandy-haired boy who was staring around nervously.
The hatchling crooned happily as he ran clumsily towards the boy. He fell down at his feet, eyes now whirling green-blue. The boy knelt down, unshed tears in his grey eyes, as he wrapped his arms tightly around the small blue dragon.
Arajax! Why didn't you come earlier? Didn't you want me? The small blue hatchling looked up at his chosen, crooning worriedly.
The boy, Arajax, smiled down at the tiny dragon. "Of course I did, Ciqantath. I just had to get away from-"
"Arajax!" He was interrupted as a furious, sandy-haired man stalked onto the sands. "No! You can't keep it. You're coming home with me, now."
Arajax glared up at the man. "There's nothing you can do about it. You can't stop me now!"
"I'm your father, I can do whatever I want! No son of mine is going to ride a sharding dragon!"
Ciqantath snarled at the man. He was trying to take Arajax away! He'd just found him, and now he was trying to take his chosen away from him.
Arajax placed a hand on his dragon's head, stopping the blue from lunging at his father. "Then maybe," He said calmly, "I don't want to be your son anymore."
The man glared, first at Arajax, the turning his gaze to Ciqantath, who returned the glare, eyes glowing red. He sneered, then said, "Fine then! You are no longer my son!" He stalked angrily off the sands, as Arajax and Ciqantath stared after him.
Ciqantath crooned guiltily. I'm sorry, A'jax. He said, using his rider's elided name. I didn't mean to cause so much trouble for you.
A'jax glanced down at his dragon, and smiled. "No, Ciqantath. It's not your fault."
Ciqantath crooned worriedly, eyes swirling rainbow.
"Come on, why don't we go get you fed." A'jax said, heading off the sands.
Ciqantath crooned happily, his eyes swirling green-blue as he followed his chosen off the sands.
