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Ascolan tried to carry all of us on his back and it just wasn't possible. Suddenly I saw my dragon self in my mind smiling at me and shaking her head. She thought I was being really stupid about something I could tell. Wait, maybe I could fly? I had visions of all the possible disasters, not the least of which was making a complete idiot of myself. "Ascolan, land and I will see if I can't get there another way, okay?"
I walked away from the group, deciding that I might need a lot of room for what I was about to try. I finally settled on a large clearing, well away from the others. I closed my eyes and tried to picture my dragon self, not tiny like she was in my mind but a huge silver dragon. There! I had the picture! I concentrated fiercely on that picture and felt ripples running down my back, almost losing it when I felt my clothes rip away from my body. I was panting hard when I felt no more changes and slowly opened my eyes.
Everything was so small! I looked down and saw a tattered remnant of my dress hanging from one claw. I stood up and stretched - trying to estimate my size - I was at least 9.5 ot 10 meters from nose to tail! I looked over my shoulders at my wings and tried to stretch them out to their fullest extent - they were almost 15 meters. Wow!
Boy, wait till the others see this! I tried tiptoeing delicately between the trees, trying not to crush them, without much success. I opened my mouth to call to Kiya and surprised myself with a roar, "Kiiiiyaaaa".
I swung my right claw up to cover my mouth (the one with my dress remnant attached) in embarassment not realizing what the others would see - a huge dragon with a dress dangling off her claw.[/color]
