10 SECONDS OF FEAR
10 SECONDS OF FEAR
Parker Sylvest — Grade 6
As I look in the mirror I see my scarred and ash covered body . The bloody bandages litter my imperfect body . My rust covered hand on the table and my head lashed with a bandage . My room littered with burnt and ruined clothes . The soot covered remains of walls accompanying me . The drone of a helicopter fades into the background as I write .
As I look around in my egg I get a burst of strength . I felt as if I could destroy anything . I ripped open my egg and looked my new world . As I looked around I saw a pure platinum dragon accompanying a golden dragon . I noticed the graying sky and felt a shiver go down my spine . I attempted to use my newly developed legs to run but failed . I had to get away though that is near impossible for a newborn . A projectile hit the marble and gold floor . Instantly I felt a rush of heat hit and blow me over . I looked up to the burning ground in front of me . Smoke filled the air as I tried to get away . I crawled away as fast as I could . Soon I met the edge of the floating island . Suddenly I was sent off the island by an explosion . As I was falling I heard crys of sadness .
As my vision cleared i noticed that i was in a military tent it was a unusual place for a Dragonborn to be . A mortar hit the ground in front of my tent . I then heard crying . I then realized that this was the nursery . I had no idea who idea who i was rooting for but i don ’ t care . As long as i make it out alive
5 years after the attack I still haven ’ t found a way up to the island . Hiding in the shadows of the streets kept me alive . Observing this melting pot of races , religion and aliens I notice no dragons . I ’ ve stowed away in a abandoned warehouse to try and figure out if I ’ m a true dragon . I walk on 2 feet which is not a trait to traditional dragons . If I was a true dragon I would have started growing wings by now . The closest match I have to these unusual traits is a race known as
Dragonborns . It makes no sense on how a human could get to my dragon father .