Chapter 7: Transformation

The next morning, I woke up on my own. I went to see where one of the leaders were. I ended up finding Skye. "Hey Skye. Do you know where Indigo or Ruka are?" "Uh yeah. They are in the house right now. Do you need them for something?" "Yeah, I was told to find them in the morning to go over the routine of what happens here." "Oh of course. Give me a minute I will guide you." She went over to Julian and said, "I'll be right back Julian I have to take Raven to see the bosses to go over routine." "Yeah, its fine. I'll do what I can here until you get back." "ok then." So, she went back over to Raven and said, "Ok let's go." So, I followed her to the house.'

"Indigo and Ruka I have Raven here." Said Skye. "Oh, thanks Skye. Go back to Julian now ok?" "Yes maam." So, she left merrily. "Ok so we are here to talk about routine. Oh, before we do that, do you know much about me other than I am a princess? We know a little bit. We heard from the leader of the Raven clan." "OK good. Will everyone know how to defend themselves if I lose control?" "They are all pretty skilled here. I'm sure they will be ok even if they were attacked." Said Ruka. "Oh, that's a relief. Oh, and I have a tracker as well. It is also a sensor if I lose control, someone close by can help. They can also track where it is I am. Ok now sorry for interrupting our meeting you can start now." "No problem Raven. Good to know you can trust us." Said Ruka. Then Indigo started with what the routine would be.

We just finished talking, there was a knock at the door (knock knock) "Come in." Said indigo. It was one of the clan members. "Raven has a letter from the palace." The messenger gave the letter to me, I opened it up and it was a summons. "Ok well. Looks like I am summoned to the palace. I guess I will see you at training time." So I went out the door and headed toward the palace.

I got to the palace and looked for the king and queen. I found the king and said, "what is the summons for?" Then the king said, "There is something important we need to find out. The Doctor is going to do DNA test. You need to go into the lab." "What? Why is there something wrong?" "Well, we hope not." So I followed the king to the lab, and I got a swab in the cheek and so did the king. Then we waited for the test results.

While we were waiting, I said, "Dad? Is there something you aren't telling me?" "Yes Raven. I have to find out for sure though. If I think it's what I think it is, then I have to tell you something important." Then we talked a bit until finally the results came back.

The doctor gave the King the paper and looked Shocked. "I knew it. I had a feeling it wasn't just in my head. Thank you, doctor. I need to talk with Raven alone for a minute." "Yes your majesty." "Dad? What is it?" "Raven. I know you were only 3 years old, but did your mother or brother tell you anything about your father?" "I don't remember much if they did. I was only 3. As I was growing up though my brother would always say I looked a little like you. That was it." "Well the test was positive. I am your blood father." "Well then. I guess I am royalty. Then Ace and Alora are my half siblings as well." "Ok I think we need to call a family meeting and let everyone know." "I think that is a good idea dad." "I'm so sorry Raven. I had no idea you were my true blood." I hugged my father and he did so in return. "Its ok dad. You still treated me like a father should. The only difference is I am your blood daughter. Wait! Holy crap! Does that mean I am the crown princess of this country?" "We don't know yet. We will have a meeting and discuss what is best for the country. Who is fit to be the crowned prince or princess." "Phew ok then. Lets get the family meeting over with, then schedule a meeting." "All right dad. I will follow you to the office."

On the way to the office, the king stopped one of the servants and had them call the queen and the kids to his office asap. The servant said, "Yes your majesty. I will do that." So we continued on to the office.

We waited a bit until mom and all 3 siblings came in. "Ok all of us need to sit down for this." Said dad. Then I said, "Dad would you like me to tell them? No I should. Thank you though." Then he started. "Raven is my birth daughter. I had a strong feeling for the longest time. Then we finally had proof today. I didn't know she was even pregnant when she left. It was when we weren't sure if we wanted to be together anymore and we said we could see other people. I never married her, but as you know we conceived a child. A baby girl. So I was told your birth name was Rose." "Yes mom named me after your sister that died." "Yes. She loved my sister. They were best friends." "Oh I see. You had a child with her. She was a nice lady. I'm still glad we got back together though." Said the Queen. "Yeah me too." Said the King. "I have a question father. What if mom were to show up after so many years and want to see you again? Could you be friends with her?" "You know Raven. That is a good question. I certainly hope so. I hope she will. What do you all think about the situation kids?" said the king. Jason said, "I figured as much. She has your eyes and hair. She even has your chin. The other stuff looks just like our mom did." "Yes I thought so too." Then Alora spoke. "I don't really care if she is related by blood or not. I always considered her a sister the first day we met." "Yeah me too." Said Ace. "I always wanted a little sister and I got one. Blood related or not." "Thank you all very much." I said crying. Then the queen said, "I always thought of you as my daughter since I saw you. Like your half siblings said, blood related or not. We raised you, you will always be our baby girl." I hugged my mother and cried on her shoulder. Then all my siblings and father joined in the hug. Group hug.

"Father there is another thing I need to know. What happened to mothers parents? Are they what I was turning into?" "Now there is the question I was waiting for. Lets talk about that another time. Lets all relax together as a family somewhere for awhile." "Father I would love to. I have business with my clan now." "I understand Raven. I will see you again soon. Have fun." "Thank you father." So I went back to the clan property.

Not long after I got there, "Hey Raven?" "Yes Indigo is everything ok?" "We just got word there is another ball. They won't tell me what its about. They also say they need to meet with you me and Ruka as well." "Ok when is the ball and meeting? Tonight after dinner. So an hour before, we need to have the meeting." I sighed. "Ok are we the only clan coming to the ball? No the Red phoenix clan and the Raven Clan are coming as well." "Oh cool. I'll get to see Koa sooner. Ok I'll meet you at 5:00 then. I have to go to training." "Ok then. Have fun. You should see who is teaching. Won't you be surprised." I was curious for a moment then said, "No way." Then I started running to the dojo.

I finally got to the dojo, when I saw who was teaching. It was none other than Koa. "Good afternoon Raven. Would you like to join us?" "Yes. Sorry I was busy with some other business." "That is quite all right. Ok students. Remember when I told you she was the only one who beat me the first time? Lets see how much stronger she or I have become. Raven? Would you like to spar and show these teenagers how its done?" "Yeah sure." The assistant teacher said, "Ok ready start." Then he moved away quickly. We started almost immediately.

Once the sparing match was over, I started feeling weird. Luckily training was almost over. Koa saw what was going on and said, "Ok class is over now. I have some business to take care of." So the kids left, and it was just me and Koa now.

"You feeling ok Raven?" "Huh? Yeah I'm fine. Did you hear about the ball?" "Yeah I also heard the Red Phoenix clan are coming as well." "You heard right. Also while you are having dinner, I will be having a meeting with father before the party." "Have fun with the meeting." "Yeah thanks. I guess you have to go huh?" "Yeah. Don't worry we will see each other soon. Just keep up with the routine and take it one step at a time ok?" I nodded. Then I gave him a hug and cried silently. "Oh Raven. I wish we could see each other every day." "Yeah me too." I said with my voice breaking. "OK well I better head home and tell everyone you are ok then." "Hehe tell Akela and the others I say hi." "I will." So he left back home.

Finally it was time for the meeting. "Hello father. Sorry if I got here a little late. I was helping a clan member with something." "Its fine Raven. Now lets get down to business. Then we were talking about what the ball was for and who will be coming, then I felt really weird like last time. Then it got more intense. "Ah. No not now. Shit! Argh!" "Raven! Hey are you ok?" said Jason. He ran over to me and I said, "Please go away! I don't want to hurt any of you." Then I felt my body start changing. I was in so much pain that I fell to the floor. My legs first changed then the eventually the rest of me. "Roar!" She was backing up because she was scared. "Its ok sister. I'm here. Your big brother is here." Ravens brother Jason got closer, and she almost hit him when Ruka and Inigo stepped in. "No! Are you guys ok?!" Raven saw what happened and ran out of the castle into the woods. She realized she was a dragon so she put her wings out and flew into the woods.

Raven saw the cabin that she met tony in. She found a cave nearby and decided to rest. She heard a noise, then she got up and was about to fly out, when she saw who it was. It was Tony. She went over to him and he saw her. He knew for a fact it was Raven. "Hello Raven. I know its you. Its ok. I won't hurt you. If you want to turn back, all you have to do is calm down." Raven shook her head. "So you hurt the ones you loved huh? I did the same thing at first. They ended up being ok." Then she went from red dragon to shades of blue. "Woah! Don't tell me your that type of dragon. Raven. Do you want to come with me? I am going back to the castle. You can either come with me or wait for me here. I take it you want to stay here. I have an idea. I haven't tried it before." Tony took out a magic item and wrote a letter with it explaining what's happening. Then he folded the paper up, and then he threw it and it went on its way to the castle. Raven was slowly calming down and changing back to human.