Coming of Age

First things first. Transformation is something that goes on everyday. Believe it or not, we're always transforming. Babies transform into little kids. little kids transform into teenagers, teenagers transform into adults, and adults transform into elders. If you don't believe me, then think about it for abit. Anyway, let's get on with the story.



"Kenny, wake up. KENNY!"

Kenny was quietly dreaming until his little brother, Mike shrieked in his ear.

"Geez, Mike. I'm awake already. What's up?" Kenny asked sounding abit pissed.

Kenny and Mike weren't really brothers. Kenny was adopted by Mike's parents. Kenny's adopted parents were very cruel to both of them. Kenny's stepfather would force alchohol down both of their throats so he'd be able to beat them easier. His stepmother was also a complete bitch. She payed very little attention to Kenny or Mike. Kenny didn't mind it but Mike would pester his mom like crazy. Until one day, when Kenny saw his stepmom hit Mike. He decided to take action. So while his foster parents were asleep, he took a knife from the kitchen drawer and killed them. Because he was too young(Only 9 at the time), no charges were pressed. Even though Mike was only Kenny's adoptive brother, he loved Mike like a true brother.

"Sorry, but Sera's here."

"C'mon, Kenny. Sera said. "Jamie and Al said they'd meet us on Fifth Avenue."

"Hey, Kenny, can I come too, big brother?" Mike asked.

Kenny realized this was the first time Mike ever called him big brother. Hearing that actually made him feel good.

"Sure you can, lil' bro." Kenny responded.

"Uhh, don't you think you should get dressed first?" Sera asked.

"Oh, crap. I probably should. I'll be right back." Kenny said and dashed into his room.

Although Kenny hated his foster parents, he loved his foster brother. Mike was only 4. He always followed Kenny around. Kenny usually got very annoyed by it but knew he was just a little kids who needed a hand to hold on to. Kenny himself was 12 and was a bit of a rebel. He had grown up in an orphanage and escaped when he was six years old. He was found by his foster parents who, at the time were pretty nice. The death of their first son changed them. Their first son died when he was six and they thought Kenny would be able to replace him.

"Alright, I'm ready." Kenny said. He was wearing his "No rules" T-Shirt and a pair of shorts. They headed out the door.

"Kenny? Will you hold my hand?" Mike asked innocently.

Kenny rolled his eyes but responded "Fine."

When they got to Fifth Avenue, they didn't see their friends anywhere.

"That's weird. They said they'd be here." Sera said to herself.

"Well I'm gonna go look around in the bookstore. Mike, ya wanna come along?"

"Yeah!" Mike responded happily.

"You want to come to?" Kenny asked Sera.

"Okay. Let's kill some time." Sera responded.

As the three walked into the bookstore, Kenny ran off to look at the comics. While he was browsing through, he came across one particular comic. In it, the main protaganist was a knight who was sent to slay an evil dragon.

"I'll give this to Mike." Kenny thought.

As he walked, he looked at the back of the comic. It read: "Dragons are unique and mysterious creatures. It is unknown how many dragons and half-dragons there are exactly. Many of them could even be in human form, walking among us. When a baby dragon is born, if its parents are in hum,an form, then the infant dragon will take the form of an infant human. As it matures, it will begin to take the form of its true race."

"Wow. Someone had a lot of time on their hands." Kenny thought.

When Kenny got to the register, he stopped reading. He was a bit embarassed to be buying something like that, even if it was for his younger brother.

"Uh, thanks." Kenny said and walked away.

Kenny looked around the store for Sera and Mike and as soon as he found them, gave Mike his gift.

"Here, Mike. This is for you."

"Really? Thanks, Kenny." Mike said, with a big smile on his face. He then proceeded to hug his brother.

"C'mon, let's go." Kenny commanded.

"Hey guys!" Jamie and Al shouted.

"Jamie, Al. It's about time you got here." Sera said.

Kenny started to scratch at his arm. It itched like crazy. He looked at it and saw that it was green and scaly. SCALY?! He thought.

"Uhh, guys." Kenny asked. "Will you look after Mike? I gotta go check something."

"Alright." The three said.

Kenny ran as fast as he could for home. He stopped running for a second and thought he heard his bones growing and rearranging. But how was that possible?

A dog was barking at him. He was going to run, but felt pain in his rear. He felt it and found a lump. The lump changed as it ripped out of his pants and formed a scaly tail. The top of his new tail was green and the underside was yellow. The dog stared at the tail and  then ran away.

"Aww, great. I JUST bought these shorts."

Kenny knew he had to run now, or risk being exposed. He ran into an alley and hid. He looked at his arms. They looked bigger. His ears were in pain. He felt them and noticed they were now pointed.

"Wh-- What the?!" Kenny thought. He was  starting to become scared.

Kenny started to take deep breaths, thinking if he did so, this would all go away. When he took his biggest breath, he let out FIRE! He thought if that really came from him. He looked at his shirt, noticing the front was ripped. He looked at his stomach and saw yellow scales. There was no green. Instead, the green scales now covered his arms.

Kenny tried to run, but his feet were cramped in his shoes. His shoes ripped open and a set of digitigrade feet complete with claws grew out. His hands also grew claws. Kenny's face began to grow, forming a reptilian snout. He began to feel sick. He threw up and when he did, he saw that his teeth came out with the puke. His gums were burning. Sharp fangs grew out and became his new teeth.


Kenny's shoulder blades began to reform. His shirt ripped in two places as leathery wings emerged.
Horns emerged out of Kenny's head and he fell on the ground in pain. When he tried getting up, he couldn't. He had a quadruped posture now.

Kenny noticed that his wings and tail were still covered in blood. He remembered that there was a small pool of water near his house so with his new wings, he tried flying over to where it was.

Mike, Sera, Jamie, and Al called out for Kenny. Kenny knew he was screwed. He held his sides in pain .

"AAAHHH!" Kenny shouted.

"What was that?" Al asked.

"I dunno but we better check it out!" Jamie said.

Kenny couldn't stand anymore of the pain and massed out. The last thing he heard were their voices.

When he woke up, he was in his backyard. He woke up and tried to walk towards his friends but stopped and collapsed in pain.

Unfortunately for him, he wasn't done changing. His neck began to grow bigger and thicker and his eyes became reptilian. All the muscles in his body, as well as the muscles in his wings, were chaging and growing bigger. His ears started to change shape until they became beautiful fins. His tail became fatter and bigger to acomidate his new form. His wings grew into a massive wingspan.
He was soon as big as the backyard.

Sera and Mike walked towards the big dragon. The dragon lowered its head to get a look at the four of them. they noticed a hint of recognition in its eyes.


THE END