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The Colors of Fire

Ahana Damle

Ahana Damle

SATURDAY: 2:37 am. 
Stella's throat ached for water, so she hopped out of bed to get some. As she turned on the tap, she felt something behind her. 
"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" She had never been so scared in her entire life. 
Stella squinted to get a better look. The thing looked like a dinosaur. It was at least 40 feet tall with a purple pelt, but it was hard to tell because it was pitch black. 
"I-is that a dragon? She said to herself. 
"Okay Stella. Mom told you that there have been dragon sightings and now you're dreaming of one. Wake up." She thought aloud.  
Stella pinched herself. Nothing happened. The creature was still looming over her. It moved its mouth. 
"Ryūjo," it said. 
The dragon had a weird accent, almost like it just learned English. 
"Ryohkoh?" "What does that mean?" 
"Dragon girl." "W-w found dragon girl." 
It beckoned Stella to come. 
"You mean I'm the dragon girl?" 
"Yes. Yes.  Come with me. We need your help. And my name is Ryujin." 
A normal person would've shrieked and called the cops. Meanwhile Stella felt something pulling her towards this new world. She couldn't control it. She unintentionally moved her mouth and said- "I'll join you. But what do I do?" 
"Come." He spoke. 
"H-how-" 
Before Stella could finish her sentence, he scooped her up and flew out of the house and into the city. Stella felt like she was on a cloud, flying through the air high above the houses and streets. At last, Ryujin flew into a dark cave. 
"This is The Cave of Wonders." He said. 
"Woah." Stella thought. It was huge and scary, but it felt kind of calm. 
"Look in." 
The dragon showed her a big transparent pearl. The pearl felt old and ancient, like it was full of secrets, and it was. 
In a flash the pearl lit up to show a similar cave inside it with a sleek golden dragon. 
"H-how?" Stella gasped. 
Then, a sound came from the dragon inside the pearl.  
"For years and years Dragons have existed in this world, protecting land and nature. Then, war broke out. Some say that a group of dragons wanted to control others. These ambitious dragons fought with each other and turned this world into a dark place. Humans in this city have started spotting Dragons because they want more territory. Those Dragons have bad intentions. We must stop them and live our old traditions." The dragon said. 
"Whoa!" Stella was shocked.  
"But – But – you said you needed my help. How can I help?" she asked.  
"You are one of the last dragon girls. You see, when the dragons lived peacefully, there were certain humans who could communicate with dragons. Those humans had healing powers. Generation after generation, humans evolved. Now very few boys and girls remain who can help us. You are one of them." 
Ryujin signaled her to crawl on his back and flew out of the cave and into the sky. They got higher and higher until they were above the clouds. Stella had never seen something this beautiful. There were mountains and waterfalls in the distance, with lush lakes and rivers. There was fresh green grass and welcoming caves which Stella guessed the dragons slept in.  
"Home." Ryujin sighed as they landed onto the grass. 
"The other dragons are ready. We leave at once." He spoke. 
Ryujin leaped onto a huge rock that looked as tall as Mount Everest. Suddenly, Stella felt small. How could she save the world? Why did she have to be the dragon girl? 
"Let all dragons old enough to fly gather beneath the Highrock to hear my words!" Ryujin said. 
Stella realized Ryujin must be the leader of all the dragons. 
"Yesterday I left the Dragon World to go down to Human World to fetch the Dragon Girl our ancestors told us to look for. I now think we are ready for battle." 
The other dragons cheered. 
A little later, the dragons started flying into the air together. Stella flew on Ryujin's back in the front. 
They finally reached a foggy red island. Stella hid under a bush while all the dragons fought. her palms were sweating. "How can I save the dragons?" She thought. 
10 min later. 
Stella realized that all the evil dragons were dark shades of black and brown while most of the other dragons were bright and colorful. 
At once, the battle began. 
The dragons breathed fires of different bright and pastel colors while the evil ones were breathing black fire.  
Slowly, Stella realized that the colors were fading and black fire was taking over.  
"I should heal them." She said to herself. 
Just then, she saw a small pretty gem lying on the grass. Something told her to pick it up. 
The second she touched it, it turned into the biggest, most beautiful flower she had ever seen. She held the flower tight and wished with all her heart that the dragons be healed. A few seconds later, all of the good dragons were fighting more fiercely, like they got an energy boost. All of their scars disappeared too. Soon, she saw the colorful fires increasing and darkness reducing. "It's working! I can heal! I'm doing this!" She thought to herself.  
Over time, she realized that the black fire was fading. They had won! 
Ryujin and the other dragons gathered around Stella.  
"You did it! You healed us, just like our ancestors told us you would!" They told her.  
While Stella hopped on Ryujin's back for the ride home, she realized that she had a purpose.

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